meaning of deposit
1. 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.
2. To lay up or away for safe keeping; to put up; to store; as, to deposit goods in a warehouse.
3. To lodge in some ones 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.
4. To lay aside; to rid ones self of.
5. 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).
6. A natural occurrence of a useful mineral under the conditions to invite exploitation.
7. That which is placed anywhere, or in any ones 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.
8. A bailment of money or goods to be kept gratuitously for the bailor.
9. Money lodged with a party as earnest or security for the performance of a duty assumed by the person depositing.
10. A place of deposit; a depository.
11. the act of putting something somewhere
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