ENGLISH: deposit - CREOLE: depo



Overview of noun deposit



The noun deposit has 9 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)



1. (1) deposit, sedimentation, alluviation -- (the phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating)

2. (1) sediment, deposit -- (matter that has been deposited by some natural process)

3. deposition, deposit -- (the natural process of laying down a deposit of something)

4. deposit, bank deposit -- (money deposited in a bank)

5. down payment, deposit -- (a partial payment made at the time of purchase; the balance to be paid later)

6. deposit -- (money given as security for an article acquired for temporary use; "his deposit was refunded when he returned the car")

7. deposit -- (a payment given as a guarantee that an obligation will be met)

8. depository, deposit, depositary, repository -- (a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping)

9. deposit, deposition -- (the act of putting something somewhere)



Overview of verb deposit



The verb deposit has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)



1. (3) lodge, wedge, stick, deposit -- (fix, force, or implant; "lodge a bullet in the table")

2. (2) deposit, bank -- (put into a bank account; "She deposits her paycheck every month")

3. (2) situate, fix, posit, deposit -- (put (something somewhere) firmly; "She posited her hand on his shoulder"; "deposit the suitcase on the bench"; "fix your eyes on this spot")

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