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deposit
(d/I/'p/A/z/I/t )

noun (n)

  • the phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating(noun.phenomenon)
    source: wordnet30
  • matter that has been deposited by some natural process(noun.object)
    Synonym:
    sediment
    source: wordnet30
  • the natural process of laying down a deposit of something(noun.process)
    Synonym:
    deposition
    source: wordnet30
  • money deposited in a bank or some similar institution(noun.possession)
    Synonym:
    bank deposit
    source: wordnet30
  • a partial payment made at the time of purchase; the balance to be paid later(noun.possession)
    Synonym:
    down payment
    source: wordnet30
  • money given as security for an article acquired for temporary use(noun.possession)
    Example:
    His deposit was refunded when he returned the car.
    source: wordnet30
  • a payment given as a guarantee that an obligation will be met(noun.communication)
    source: wordnet30
  • a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping(noun.artifact)
    source: wordnet30
  • the act of putting something somewhere(noun.act)
    source: wordnet30
  • That which is deposited, or laid or thrown down; as, a deposit in a flue; especially, matter precipitated from a solution (as the siliceous deposits of hot springs), or that which is mechanically deposited (as the mud, gravel, etc., deposits of a river).(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • put, fix, force, or implant(verb.contact)
    Synonym:
    lodge, stick, wedge
    Antonym:
    dislodge, free
    source: wordnet30
  • put into a bank account(verb.possession)
    Example:
    She deposits her paycheck every month.
    Synonym:
    bank
    Antonym:
    draw, draw off, take out, withdraw
    source: wordnet30
  • put (something somewhere) firmly(verb.contact)
    Example:
    Deposit the suitcase on the bench.
    Synonym:
    fix, posit, situate
    source: wordnet30
  • To lay down; to place; to put; to let fall or throw down (as sediment); as, a crocodile deposits her eggs in the sand; the waters deposited a rich alluvium.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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