| Deposit |
n. |
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. |
| Deposit |
n. |
To lay up or away for safe keeping; to put up; to store; as, to deposit goods in a warehouse. |
| Deposit |
n. |
To lodge in some one's hands for safe keeping; to commit to the custody of another; to intrust; esp., to place in a bank, as a sum of money subject to order. |
| Deposit |
n. |
To lay aside; to rid one's self of. |
| Deposit |
v. t. |
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). |
| Deposit |
v. t. |
A natural occurrence of a useful mineral under the conditions to invite exploitation. |
| Deposit |
v. t. |
That which is placed anywhere, or in any one's hands, for safe keeping; something intrusted to the care of another; esp., money lodged with a bank or banker, subject to order; anything given as pledge or security. |
| Deposit |
v. t. |
A bailment of money or goods to be kept gratuitously for the bailor. |
| Deposit |
v. t. |
Money lodged with a party as earnest or security for the performance of a duty assumed by the person depositing. |
| Deposit |
v. t. |
A place of deposit; a depository. |
| Depositaries |
pl. |
of Depositary |
| Depositary |
n. |
One with whom anything is lodged in the trust; one who receives a deposit;
the correlative of depositor. |
| Depositary |
n. |
A storehouse; a depository. |
| Depositary |
n. |
One to whom goods are bailed, to be kept for the bailor without a recompense. |
| Deposited |
imp. & p. p. |
of Deposit |
| Depositing |
p. pr. & vb. n. |
of Deposit |
| Deposition |
n. |
The act of depositing or deposing; the act of laying down or thrown down; precipitation. |
| Deposition |
n. |
The act of bringing before the mind; presentation. |
| Deposition |
n. |
The act of setting aside a sovereign or a public officer; deprivation of authority and dignity; displacement; removal. |
| Deposition |
n. |
That which is deposited; matter laid or thrown down; sediment; alluvial matter; as, banks are sometimes depositions of alluvial matter. |
| Deposition |
n. |
An opinion, example, or statement, laid down or asserted; a declaration. |
| Deposition |
n. |
The act of laying down one's testimony in writing; also, testimony laid or taken down in writing, under oath or affirmation, before some competent officer, and in reply to interrogatories and cross-interrogatories. |
| Depositor |
n. |
One who makes a deposit, especially of money in a bank;
the correlative of depository. |
| Depositories |
pl. |
of Depository |
| Depository |
n. |
A place where anything is deposited for sale or keeping; as, warehouse is a depository for goods; a clerk's office is a depository for records. |
| Depository |
n. |
One with whom something is deposited; a depositary. |
| Depositum |
n. |
Deposit. |
| Depositure |
n. |
The act of depositing; deposition. |
