deposit

Nouns

  • (n) the phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating alluviation, sedimentation,
  • (n) matter that has been deposited by some natural process sediment,
  • (n) the natural process of laying down a deposit of something deposition,
  • (n) money deposited in a bank or some similar institution bank deposit,
  • (n) a partial payment made at the time of purchase; the balance to be paid later down payment,
  • (n) money given as security for an article acquired for temporary use
    • his deposit was refunded when he returned the car
  • (n) a payment given as a guarantee that an obligation will be met
  • (n) a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping depositary, depository, repository,
  • (n) the act of putting something somewhere deposition,

Verbs

  • (v) put, fix, force, or implant
    • lodge a bullet in the table
    • stick your thumb in the crack
    stick, wedge, lodge,
  • (v) put into a bank account
    • She deposits her paycheck every month
    bank,
  • (v) put (something somewhere) firmly
    • She posited her hand on his shoulder
    • deposit the suitcase on the bench
    • fix your eyes on this spot
    posit, situate, fix,

Synonyms

stick wedge lodge alluviation sedimentation sediment bank posit situate fix deposition bank deposit down payment depositary depository repository

Antonyms

dislodge free draw off take out withdraw draw

See also

jut jut out protrude stick out project

Words of close approximity

depose
deposer
deposit account depositary deposit box deposition depositor depository depository financial institution depository library