Definition of 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.
- n. - To lay up or away for safe keeping; to put up; to store;
as, to deposit goods in a warehouse.
- 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.
- n. - To lay aside; to rid one's self of.
- 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).
- v. t. - A natural occurrence of a useful mineral under the
conditions to invite exploitation.
- 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.
- v. t. - A bailment of money or goods to be kept gratuitously
for the bailor.
- v. t. - Money lodged with a party as earnest or security for
the performance of a duty assumed by the person depositing.
- v. t. - A place of deposit; a depository.