deposit

Definitions of deposit in various dictionaries:

noun - the phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating

noun - matter that has been deposited by some natural process

noun - the natural process of laying down a deposit of something

noun - money deposited in a bank or some similar institution

noun - a partial payment made at the time of purchase

noun - money given as security for an article acquired for temporary use

noun - a payment given as a guarantee that an obligation will be met

noun - a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping

noun - the act of putting something somewhere

verb - put, fix, force, or implant

verb - put into a bank account

verb - put (something somewhere) firmly

To put or set down; place.

To lay down or leave behind by a natural process: layers of sediment that were deposited on the ocean floor; glaciers that deposited their debris as they melted.

To give over or entrust for safekeeping.

To put (money) in a bank or financial account.

To become deposited; settle.

Something, such as money, that is entrusted for safekeeping, as in a bank.

The condition of being deposited: funds on deposit with a broker.

A partial or initial payment of a cost or debt: left a $100 deposit toward the purchase of a stereo system.

A sum of money given as security for an item acquired for temporary use.

A depository.

A concentration of mineral matter or sediment in a layer, vein, or pocket: iron ore deposits; rich deposits of oil and natural gas.

An accumulation of organic or inorganic material, such as a lipid or mineral, in a body tissue, structure, or fluid.

A sediment or precipitate that has settled out of a solution.

A coating or crust left on a surface, as by evaporation or electrolysis.

verb - to set in a particular position