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to deposit

to deposit

63 2.2
To put money into a bank account to keep it safe
  • verb
  • /dɪˈpɑːzɪt/
translation icon : depositar
  • Please deposit $2.40.
  • deposit money
  • deposit in a bank

Just like you and I deposit money in banks, commercial banks deposit money in central banks.

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Examples

  • I also just deposited some money into your account for emergencies.

  • I deposit the cash into the account of a dummy finance company.

  • Just like you and I deposit money in banks, commercial banks deposit money in central banks.

  • I'd like to deposit this in the new account.

  • You think that the bank will let us deposit the gas coupon?

  • Hard earned money that people deposited in this bank.

  • Then each of them in turn called their banks and deposited a month's pay into Pancho's new account.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • The balance of $436 was deposited in my account at the Camden State Bank.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • I've gone ahead and deposited $500 into the account ending 020.

  • I went to the bank to deposit my paycheck after work.

Synonyms

to store
vsto deposit
463 1.0

To put something away to use later

applies specifically to money or valuables rather than general items
to put in
vsto deposit
26 2.1

Keep or save something for future use

is aimed at storing valuables or money rather than general reserving
to bank
vsto deposit
8 1.2

To use a company that helps you keep or borrow money

is used for placing money or valuables in any safe place
to coffer
vsto deposit
  • Archaic
1 8.1

To put money or valuables into a strong box to keep them safe

includes putting money or valuables in financial institutions or safes

Antonyms

1.0

To give money to buy something or pay for services

159 3.5

To take money or things out of a place where they are kept

Phrasal Verbs

Pay some money now to hold something for you

Compounds

70 2.8

A secure metal box in a bank where people keep valuables

35 4.6

A locked metal box in a bank where people keep valuable things or documents

A strong metal box in a bank that holds valuable things

A fireproof metal box at a bank for keeping valuable things like documents or jewelry

24 3.4

A secure metal box in a bank for keeping valuable things

security deposit
  • Specialized
15 3.4

Money paid in advance to a landlord or company as a promise you will keep the agreement

6 1.8

Money you put in a bank to keep safe

A United States government group that promises to pay back people's bank deposits if a bank fails

3 4.1

A paper from a bank showing you deposit money for a fixed time to earn interest

A bank account where you leave money for a fixed time and often cannot take it out without notice

demand deposit
  • Specialized
1 3.9

Money in a bank account that you can take out at any time

alluvial deposit
  • Specialized
5.6

Loose soil like sand or clay that a river leaves when it slows

time deposit
  • Specialized
5.6

A bank account where you leave money for a fixed time to earn higher interest and cannot take out early

time deposit account
  • Specialized
4.6

A bank account that keeps money for a fixed time with fees for withdrawing early

How Much

lump sum
  • Specialized
16 3.7
to pay out
42 3.8
to pay
1.0
to deposit
63 2.2
down payment
  • US
70 3.1

Surface Forms

deposit infinitive
deposited past
deposited past participle
depositing present participle
deposits third person singular

Morphology

deposit = posit (semi-transparent) = de + posit

The verb is analysable as de- + posit, but 'posit' is less frequent for many learners, so the relation is not fully transparent.

Etymology

Deposit comes from the Latin parts de- 'down' and ponere 'to put', so it literally meant 'to put down'. To deposit money is to 'put' it into a bank or safe place for storage or safekeeping.