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.