depository
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5.9
- noun
- /dɪˈpɒzɪtəri/
:
depósito
- The manager fills out the bank deposit and drops the deposit in the bank's night depository.
- depository institutions
What that means is it becomes a decentralized, not a centralized depository.
- What that means is it becomes a decentralized, not a centralized depository.
- So, so and that's why I like to to show you this, this, this picture here, that's the book depository.
- Cave one looks like it might have been a depository for manuscripts that had worn out and we're no longer being used.
Examples
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The Federal Depository Library Program was founded in 1813 to provide access to government documents.
Academic text (2015) -
Back at the crime scene, witnesses point to the Texas School Book Depository.
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We went to the Depository on Saturday afternoon and took the tour.
Fiction book (1991) -
You could not be both a depository institution and an investment bank.
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We see the sixth floor of the Texas Book Depository with open windows.
Fiction book (1991) -
The Federal Gold Depository in downtown Manhattan.
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The secure records depository of the CIA.
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ePortfolio first acts as a depository of students' work.
Academic text (2008) -
Outside, we see Oswald stroll out the door of the Book Depository into the crowd.
Fiction book (1991) -
The secure records depository of the CIA is essential for safeguarding classified information.
Synonyms
339
1.0
A place where people keep things until they need them
238
4.8
A strong locked room or digital place for keeping valuable things safe
134
4.3
A hidden store of money or things kept for later
79
1.0
A cabinet with shelves for storing dishes or food
73
3.0
A place where people leave things to keep them safe
70
2.8
A secure metal box in a bank where people keep valuables
62
3.3
A place where large amounts of goods are kept before being sent out
43
6.0
A secret store of things like money or food kept for future use
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1.8
A room where people keep extra things not used every day
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4.6
A locked metal box in a bank where people keep valuable things or documents
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3.7
A strong metal box in a bank that holds valuable things
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4.0
A fireproof metal box at a bank for keeping valuable things like documents or jewelry
29
1.6
A room where you keep things you do not use often
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3.4
A secure metal box in a bank for keeping valuable things
21
6.7
A place where things are kept safe for future use
20
1.6
A place where you keep things in a house, box, or phone
11
3.0
A small locked box in a public place for keeping personal things
10
3.1
A building where goods are kept for later use
10
3.5
A strong, secure room in a bank that holds money, valuable things, and important papers
9
2.1
A drawer or box in a shop where money is kept
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4.6
A room or building where people keep money and valuable things safe
3
6.7
A small container where you keep loose things like keys and pens
1
2.8
A large building where a company keeps goods until they sell or use them
1
8.1
A person, place, or group that keeps things safe for others
1
7.1
A place where objects are kept for use or study
A place where something stays or is kept, often for safety
Compounds
- Specialized
An organization that accepts people's money in accounts and lends or invests it
- Specialized
A library that receives and keeps government documents for people to use
How Secure
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word depository comes from the Latin parts de- 'away' and ponere 'to place', and it shares the same root as the common word deposit, which means 'to put something away'. So a depository is a place where things are 'put away' to be kept safe.