deposit

See also: depòsit

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Alternative forms

deposite (17th-19th centuries)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Italic *dē

Latin dē

Latin dē-

Proto-Italic *pozinō

Latin pōnō

Latin dēpōnō

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Italic *-tos

Latin -tus

Latin deposituslbor.

English deposit

Learned borrowing from Latin depositus, past participle of depono (“put down”). Doublet of depot.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /dɪˈpɒzɪt/
(General American) IPA^(key): /dɪˈpɑzɪt/
Audio (US): (file)
Rhymes: -ɒzɪt

Noun

deposit (plural deposits)

(geology) Sediment or rock that is not native to its present location or is different from the surrounding material. Sometimes refers to ore or gems.
(law) Bailment of personal property to be kept gratuitously for the bailor (depositor) and without any benefit to the bailee (depositary), e.g. for storage, carriage, repair, etc.
(banking) Money placed in a bank account, as for safekeeping or to earn interest.
Anything left behind on a surface.
a mineral deposit

a deposit of seaweed on the shore

a deposit of jam on my countertop
(finance) A sum of money or other asset given as an initial payment, to show good faith, or to reserve something for purchase.
Synonyms: earnest money, down payment

They put down a deposit on the apartment.
A sum of money given as a security for a borrowed item, which will be given back when the item is returned, e.g. a bottle deposit or can deposit
A place of deposit; a depository.

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

sediment or rock different from the surrounding material

Belarusian: радо́вішча n (radóvišča), месцанараджэ́нне n (mjescanaradžénnje), абло́га (be) f (ablóha)
Bulgarian: зале́ж m (zaléž)
Catalan: jaciment (ca) m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 沉積／沉积 (zh) (chénjī)
Danish: aflejring (da) c, forekomst c
Dutch: afzetting (nl) f, neerzetting f
Estonian: sadestis
Finnish: esiintymä (fi)
French: dépôt (fr) m, gisement (fr) m
German: Ablagerung (de) f, Vorkommen (de) n
Greek: κοίτασμα (el) n (koítasma)
Ido: sedimento (io)
Interlingua: deposito
Irish: sil-leagan m
Japanese: 堆積物 (ja) (たいせきぶつ, taisekibutsu)
Korean: 퇴적물(堆積物) (ko) (toejeongmul)
Maori: pātokatoka
Polish: osad (pl) m, złoże (pl) n
Portuguese: depósito (pt) m
Romanian: depozit (ro) n, depunere (ro) f, zăcământ (ro) n
Russian: месторожде́ние (ru) n (mestoroždénije), за́лежь (ru) f (záležʹ), оса́док (ru) m (osádok), отложе́ние (ru) n (otložénije)
Swedish: avlagring (sv) c
Tagalog: latak
Ukrainian: родо́вище n (rodóvyšče), по́клад m (póklad)
Welsh: dyddodyn m

leaving goods in another's custody for safekeeping

Belarusian: дэпазі́т m (depazít)
Bulgarian: депо́зит m (depózit)
Catalan: dipòsit (ca) m
Czech: úschova f
Danish: depositum n
Dutch: bewaargeving (nl) f
Finnish: talletus (fi), depositio (fi)
French: dépôt (fr) m
German: Verwahrung (de) f, (Switzerland) Hinterlegung (de) f
Greek: παρακαταθήκη (el) f (parakatathíki)
Hungarian: letét (hu)
Interlingua: deposito
Italian: deposito (it) m
Japanese: 供託 (ja) (きょうたく, kyōtaku), 寄託 (ja) (きたく, kitaku)
Polish: umowa przechowania f, depozyt (pl) m
Portuguese: depósito (pt) m
Romanian: depozit (ro) n
Russian: депози́т (ru) m (depozít)
Swedish: deposition (sv) c
Ukrainian: депози́т m (depozýt)
Welsh: adnau m

money placed in an account

Arabic: وَدِيعَة f (wadīʕa)
Belarusian: укла́д m (uklád), дэпазі́т m (depazít)
Bulgarian: влог (bg) m (vlog)
Catalan: dipòsit (ca) m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 存款 (zh) (cúnkuǎn)
Czech: vklad m
Danish: indskud (da) n
Dutch: deposito (nl) n
Finnish: talletus (fi)
French: dépôt (fr) m
German: Einzahlung (de) f
Greek: κατάθεση (el) f (katáthesi)
Hungarian: betét (hu), bankbetét (hu)
Italian: deposito (it) m, versamento (it) m
Japanese: 預金 (ja) (よきん, yokin), 預かり金 (あずかりきん, azukarikin), 入金 (ja) (にゅうきん, nyūkin), デポジット (ja) (depojitto)
Korean: 예금(預金) (ko) (yegeum), 입금(入金) (ipgeum)
Maori: moni kuhu, pūtea tāpae
Persian: ودیعه (fa) (vadi'e), سپرده (fa) (seporde)
Polish: depozyt (pl) m, wpłata (pl) f
Portuguese: depósito (pt) m
Russian: депози́т (ru) m (depozít), вклад (ru) m (vklad)
Spanish: depósito (es) m
Swedish: insättning (sv) c
Thai: เงินฝาก (ngən-fàak)
Ukrainian: вклад m (vklad), депози́т m (depozýt)
Welsh: adnau m

anything left behind on a surface

Danish: aflejring (da) c
Finnish: esiintymä (fi)
German: Depot (de) n
Greek: ίζημα (el) n (ízima)
Italian: deposito (it) m, sedimento (it) m
Norwegian:
Bokmål: avsetning m or f
Polish: osad (pl) m, ślad (pl) m
Portuguese: depósito (pt) m

money given as an initial payment

Arabic: please add this translation if you can
Bulgarian: капаро (bg) n (kaparo)
Catalan: bestreta (ca) f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 押金 (zh) (yājīn), 定金 (zh) (dìngjīn), 保證金／保证金 (zh) (bǎozhèngjīn), 訂金／订金 (zh) (dìng jīn)
Danish: depositum n, udbetaling c
Dutch: aanbetaling (nl) f
Estonian: deposiit
Finnish: ennakko (fi), vakuus (fi), käsiraha (fi)
French: acompte (fr) m, arrhes (fr) f pl
Georgian: please add this translation if you can
German: Anzahlung (de) f
Greek: προκαταβολή (el) f (prokatavolí)
Hungarian: letét (hu), foglaló (hu), kaució (hu)
Ingrian: käsiraha
Italian: caparra (it) f, anticipo (it) m, acconto (it) m, deposito (it) m
Japanese: 保証金 (ja) (ほしょうきん, hoshōkin), 頭金 (ja) (あたまきん, atamakin)
Korean: 보증금(保證金) (ko) (bojeunggeum)
Latin: arrabō m
Maori: moni tāpui
Polish: zaliczka (pl) f
Portuguese: entrada (pt) f
Russian: зада́ток (ru) m (zadátok), взнос (ru) m (vznos)
Spanish: depósito (es) m
Swedish: handpenning (sv) c
Thai: มัดจำ (mát-jam), เงินมัดจำ, ค่ามัดจำ
Turkish: pey (tr)
Vietnamese: tiền thế chấp, tiền đặt cọc
Welsh: blaendal m

security for a borrowed item

Chinese:
Mandarin: 保證金／保证金 (zh) (bǎozhèngjīn)
Danish: pant (da) n, depositum n
Dutch: statiegeld (nl), borg (nl) m
Estonian: pant (et)
Finnish: pantti (fi)
French: caution (fr) f
German: Pfand (de) m, Kaution (de) f
Gothic: 𐍅𐌰𐌳𐌹 n (wadi)
Greek: παράβολο (el) n (parávolo)
Icelandic: tryggingarfé n
Ingrian: pantti
Italian: deposito cauzionale f
Japanese: 担保 (ja) (たんぽ, tanpo), 敷金 (ja) (しききん, shikikin)
Korean: 담보(擔保) (ko) (dambo)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: depositum n
Old Swedish: panter
Polish: kaucja (pl) f
Portuguese: empenho (pt) m
Russian: зало́г (ru) m (zalóg)
Spanish: empeño (es) m
Swedish: deposition (sv) c, depositionsavgift c, pant (sv) c
Thai: เงินประกัน, ค่าประกัน

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

Ido: ^{(please verify)} gajo-pekunio

Verb

deposit (third-person singular simple present deposits, present participle depositing, simple past and past participle deposited)

(transitive) To lay down; to place; to put.
A crocodile deposits her eggs in the sand.

The waters deposited a rich alluvium.
- 1660, Jeremy Taylor, Ductor Dubitantium, or the Rule of Conscience in All Her General Measures; […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: […] James Flesher, for Richard Royston […], →OCLC:
  This fear is deposited in conscience.
To lay up or away for safekeeping; to put up; to store.
to deposit goods in a warehouse
To entrust one's assets to the care of another. Sometimes done as collateral.
(transitive) To put money or funds into an account.
I had to deposit two months' rent into my landlord's account before he gave me the keys.
To lay aside; to rid oneself of.
- 1654, Henry Hammond, Of Schism: or a Defence of the Church of England:
  reform and deposit his error

Antonyms

withdraw

Derived terms

Translations

to lay down

Bulgarian: отлагам се (otlagam se)
Catalan: dipositar (ca)
Dutch: afzetten (nl), neerzetten (nl)
Finnish: laskea (fi), sijoittaa (fi), panna (fi), asettaa (fi)
French: déposer (fr)
Greek: καταθέτω (el) (katathéto)
Hungarian: lerak (hu), letesz (hu)
Ido: depozar (io)
Interlingua: depositar
Latin: dēpōnō (la)
Maori: whakatakoto
Polish: składać (pl) impf, złożyć (pl) pf, osadzać (pl) impf, osadzić (pl) pf
Portuguese: depositar (pt)
Rapa Nui: hata
Romanian: depune (ro)

to lay up or away for safekeeping; to put up; to store

Finnish: säilyttää (fi), panna talteen
Hungarian: elhelyez (hu)
Latin: dēpōnō (la)

to entrust one's assets to the care of another

Bulgarian: депонирам (deponiram)
Dutch: storten (nl)
Finnish: uskoa jonkun haltuun
French: déposer (fr)
Greek: δίνω εγγύηση (díno engýisi)
Hungarian: letétbe helyez, letesz (hu)
Interlingua: depositar
Japanese: 預ける (ja) (azukeru)
Latin: dēpōnō (la)
Polish: powierzać (pl) impf, powierzyć (pl) pf, deponować (pl) impf, zdeponować pf
Portuguese: depositar (pt)
Romanian: lăsa în îngrijire
Swedish: deponera (sv)
Vietnamese: thế chấp (vi), đặt cọc (vi)

to put money or funds into an account

Arabic: أَوْدَعَ (ʔawdaʕa)
Bulgarian: влагам (bg) (vlagam)
Catalan: dipositar (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: ^{(please verify)} 存款 (zh) (cúnkuǎn), 儲蓄／储蓄 (zh) (chǔxù)
Czech: vložit (cs)
Esperanto: deponi
Finnish: tallettaa (fi), panna tilille
German: einzahlen (de)
Greek: καταθέτω (el) (katathéto), προκαταβάλλω (el) (prokatavállo)
Hungarian: betesz (hu), berak (hu)
Irish: taisc
Japanese: 振り込む (ja) (furikomu)
Latin: confiscō
Maori: whakaputu
Polish: wpłacać (pl) impf, wpłacić (pl) pf
Portuguese: depositar (pt)
Romanian: depune (ro), depozita (ro)
Russian: вкла́дывать (ru) impf (vkládyvatʹ), вложи́ть (ru) pf (vložítʹ), депони́ровать (ru) impf (deponírovatʹ), класть (ru) impf (klastʹ), положи́ть (ru) pf (položítʹ)
Spanish: depositar (es)
Swedish: sätta in (sv)
Turkish: yatırmak (tr)
Vietnamese: gửi (vi)

to lay aside; to rid oneself of

Anagrams

dopiest, podites, posited, side pot, sopited, toe-dips, topside