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deposit

deposit

73 3.0
A place where people leave things to keep them safe
  • noun
  • /dɪˈpɑːzɪt/
translation icon : caja de seguridad
  • It's all stowed away in a safe-deposit box at the Royal Bank in Geneva.

Well, anyone listening, you should always have a safety deposit box or something away from your home.

Examples

  • All during my most recent trouble, I kept it in a safety deposit vault over at Moortown.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • I left a check in his safety-deposit box.

  • I just need to get back into my deposit box.

  • What are these, safe deposit boxes?

  • Trust that deposits will be there when needed.

  • Here, which gives you the contents of the safe deposit box.

  • And I need the name of everyone who has a safety deposit box in that vault.

  • There's a safety deposit box in my name.

  • You and Mom have a safety deposit box down at the bank, don't you?

    Fiction book (2000)
  • She keeps her jewelry in a deposit box at the bank for safety.

Synonyms

storage
vsdeposit
339 1.0

A place where people keep things until they need them

is focused specifically on places used for safekeeping of valuables
vault
vsdeposit
238 4.8

A strong locked room or digital place for keeping valuable things safe

covers that secure area but also less fortified safekeeping places
stash
vsdeposit
  • Informal
134 4.3

A hidden store of money or things kept for later

is the neutral concept for any visible or official safekeeping place
deposit box
vsdeposit
70 2.8

A secure metal box in a bank where people keep valuables

covers any kind of place used to leave items for safekeeping
safe-deposit
vsdeposit
35 4.6

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

is the general concept for storing valuables or funds safely
safe-deposit box
vsdeposit
30 3.7

A strong metal box in a bank that holds valuable things

refers to any location where things are left for safekeeping
safety-deposit
vsdeposit
29 4.0

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

is the wider term for places where valuables can be left
depository
vsdeposit
26 5.9

A safe place where people keep documents or other valuable items

is the general idea of any place used for safekeeping
safety deposit box
vsdeposit
  • UK
24 3.4

A secure metal box in a bank for keeping valuable things

is broader, applying to places or means used for safekeeping
repository
vsdeposit
21 6.7

A place where things are kept safe for future use

is the more everyday term for any such safe keeping place
storage locker
vsdeposit
11 3.0

A small locked box in a public place for keeping personal things

is broader, including many kinds of safekeeping locations
bank vault
vsdeposit
10 3.5

A strong, secure room in a bank that holds money, valuable things, and important papers

is the general idea of a place to leave valuables for safety
till
vsdeposit
  • UK
9 2.1

A drawer or box in a shop where money is kept

applies generally to places for leaving valuables or funds for safety
treasury
vsdeposit
8 4.6

A room or building where people keep money and valuable things safe

is the common term for any place used to keep things safe
money box
vsdeposit
  • UK
1 2.0

A small container with a slot on top for keeping coins or paper money

is the general term for any place where items are stored for safekeeping
depositary
vsdeposit
  • Formal
1 8.1

A person, place, or group that keeps things safe for others

focuses on an actual place for storing items rather than the trustee
coin bank
vsdeposit
1 1.0

A small container with a slot for saving coins at home

covers that simple home use as one example of safekeeping locations
paybox
vsdeposit
6.5

A locked box where people put cash payments

is wider, covering places used for safekeeping not just payment receipt
savings bank
vsdeposit
1.7

A small container with a slot for keeping coins at home

is broader, applying to formal and informal safekeeping locations alike
lodgment
vsdeposit
  • US
8.1

A place where something stays or is kept, often for safety

is the everyday label for places used to leave items for safekeeping

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 Secure

vault
238 4.8
deposit box
70 2.8
deposit
73 3.0
safe
20 1.0
storage
339 1.0

Surface Forms

deposit singular
deposits plural

Etymology

Deposit comes from the Latin parts de- 'down' and ponere 'to put', so it literally meant 'to put down'. By extension, a deposit can be a place where you 'put down' and keep things safe, like a storage room or luggage area.