deposit

Meanings

• the phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating
• matter that has been deposited by some natural process
• the natural process of laying down a deposit of something
• money deposited in a bank or some similar institution
• a partial payment made at the time of purchase; the balance to be paid later
• money given as security for an article acquired for temporary use
  • "his deposit was refunded when he returned the car"
• a payment given as a guarantee that an obligation will be met
• a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping
• the act of putting something somewhere
• put, fix, force, or implant
• put into a bank account
  • "She deposits her paycheck every month"
• put (something somewhere) firmly
  • "deposit the suitcase on the bench"

Synonyms

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