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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DEPOSIT, v.t.
1. To lay down; to lay; to throw down. A crocodile deposits her eggs in the sand. A bird deposits eggs in a nest. An inundation deposits particles of earth on a meadow.
2. To lay up; to lay in a place for preservation. We deposit the produce of the earth in barns, cellars of storehouses. We deposit goods in a warehouse, and books in a library.
3. To lodge in the hands of a person for safe-keeping or other purpose; to commit to the care of; to entrust; to commit to one as a pledge. We say, the bond is deposited in the hands of an attorney; money is deposited as a pledge, or security.
4. To lay aside.
DEPOSIT, n.
1. That which is laid or thrown down; any matter laid or thrown down, or lodged.
The deposit already formed affording to the succeeding portions of the charged fluid, a basis.
2. Any thing entrusted to the care of another; a pledge; a pawn; a thing given as security, or for preservation; as, these papers are committed to you as a sacred deposit; he
has a deposit of money in his hands.
3. A place where things are deposited; a depository.
4. A city or town where goods are lodged for safe-keeping or for reshipment.
In deposit, in a state of pledge, or for safe keeping.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating [syn: deposit, sedimentation, alluviation]
2: matter that has been deposited by some natural process [syn: sediment, deposit]
3: the natural process of laying down a deposit of something [syn: deposition, deposit]
4: money deposited in a bank or some similar institution [syn: deposit, bank deposit]
5: a partial payment made at the time of purchase; the balance to be paid later [syn: down payment, deposit]
6: money given as security for an article acquired for temporary use; "his deposit was refunded when he returned the car"
7: a payment given as a guarantee that an obligation will be met
8: a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping [syn: depository, deposit, depositary, repository]
9: the act of putting something somewhere [syn: deposit, deposition] v
1: put, fix, force, or implant; "lodge a bullet in the table"; "stick your thumb in the crack" [syn: lodge, wedge, stick, deposit] [ant: dislodge, free]
2: put into a bank account; "She deposits her paycheck every month" [syn: deposit, bank] [ant: draw, draw off, take out, withdraw]
3: put (something somewhere) firmly; "She posited her hand on his shoulder"; "deposit the suitcase on the bench"; "fix your eyes on this spot" [syn: situate, fix, posit, deposit]

Merriam Webster's

I. verb (deposited; depositing) Etymology: Latin depositus, past participle of deponere Date: 1624 transitive verb 1. to place especially for safekeeping or as a pledge; especially to put in a bank 2. a. to lay down ; place b. to let fall (as sediment) intransitive verb to become deposited • depositor noun II. noun Date: 1621 1. the state of being deposited 2. something placed for safekeeping: as a. money deposited in a bank b. money given as a pledge or down payment 3. a place of deposit ; depository 4. an act of depositing 5. a. something laid down; especially matter deposited by a natural process b. a natural accumulation (as of iron ore, coal, or gas)

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & v. --n. 1 a Brit. a sum of money kept in an account in a bank. b anything stored or entrusted for safe keeping, usu. in a bank. 2 a a sum payable as a first instalment on an item bought on hire purchase, or as a pledge for a contract. b a returnable sum payable on the short-term hire of a car, boat, etc. 3 a a natural layer of sand, rock, coal, etc. b a layer of precipitated matter on a surface, e.g. fur on a kettle. --v.tr. (deposited, depositing) 1 a put or lay down in a (usu. specified) place (deposited the book on the floor). b (of water, wind, etc.) leave (matter etc.) lying in a displaced position. 2 a store or entrust for keeping. b pay (a sum of money) into a bank account, esp. a deposit account. 3 pay (a sum) as a first instalment or as a pledge for a contract. Phrases and idioms: deposit account Brit. a bank account that pays interest but from which money cannot usu. be withdrawn without notice or loss of interest. on deposit (of money) placed in a deposit account. Etymology: L depositum (n.), med.L depositare f. L deponere deposit- (as DEPONENT)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Deposit De*pos"it, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deposited; p. pr. & vb. n. Depositing.] [L. depositus, p. p. of deponere. See Depone, and cf. Deposit, n.] 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. The fear is deposited in conscience. --Jer. Taylor. 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 one's 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 one's self of. [Obs.] If what is written prove useful to you, to the depositing that which I can not but deem an error. --Hammond. Note: Both this verb and the noun following were formerly written deposite.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Deposit De*pos"it, n. [L. depositum, fr. depositus, p. p. of deponere: cf. F. d['e]p[^o]t, OF. depost. See Deposit, v. t., and cf. Depot.] 1. 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). The deposit already formed affording to the succeeding portion of the charged fluid a basis. --Kirwan. 2. (Mining) A natural occurrence of a useful mineral under the conditions to invite exploitation. --Raymond. 3. That which is placed anywhere, or in any one's 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. 4. (Law) (a) A bailment of money or goods to be kept gratuitously for the bailor. (b) Money lodged with a party as earnest or security for the performance of a duty assumed by the person depositing. 5. A place of deposit; a depository. [R.] Bank of deposit. See under Bank. In deposit, or On deposit, in trust or safe keeping as a deposit; as, coins were received on deposit.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(deposits, depositing, deposited) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A deposit is a sum of money which is part of the full price of something, and which you pay when you agree to buy it. A £50 deposit is required when ordering, and the balance is due upon delivery. = down payment N-COUNT: usu sing 2. A deposit is a sum of money which you pay when you start renting something. The money is returned to you if you do not damage what you have rented. It is common to ask for the equivalent of a month's rent as a deposit. N-COUNT: usu sing 3. A deposit is a sum of money which is in a bank account or savings account, especially a sum which will be left there for some time. N-COUNT 4. A deposit is a sum of money which you have to pay if you want to be a candidate in a parliamentary or European election. The money is returned to you if you receive more than a certain percentage of the votes. (BRIT) The Tory candidate lost his deposit. N-COUNT: oft poss N 5. A deposit is an amount of a substance that has been left somewhere as a result of a chemical or geological process. ...underground deposits of gold and diamonds. N-COUNT: usu with supp 6. To deposit someone or something somewhere means to put them or leave them there. Someone was seen depositing a packet... Fritz deposited a glass and two bottles of beer in front of Wolfe... = plant VERB: V n, V n prep/adv 7. If you deposit something somewhere, you put it where it will be safe until it is needed again. You are advised to deposit valuables in the hotel safe. VERB: V n prep/adv 8. If you deposit a sum of money, you pay it into a bank account or savings account. The customer has to deposit a minimum of £100 monthly. ? withdraw VERB: V n 9. If a substance is deposited somewhere, it is left there as a result of a chemical or geological process. The phosphate was deposited by the decay of marine microorganisms. VERB: usu passive, be V-ed

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

de-poz'-it (paratheke, 1Ti 6:20; 2Ti 1:12,14 the Revised Version, margin, paraphrased in both the King James Version and the Revised Version (British and American) into "that which is committed" (see COMMEND)): The noun was used in the classical Greek, just as its English equivalents, for "that which is placed with another for safe keeping," a charge committed to another's hands, consisting often of money or property; compare Ex 22:7; Le 6:2. This practice was common in days when there were no banks.

(1) In 1Ti 6:20; also 2Ti 1:14, the reference is to a deposit which God makes with man, and for which man is to give a reckoning. The context shows that this deposit is the Christian faith, "the pattern of sound words" (2Ti 1:13), that which is contrasted with the "oppositions of the knowledge which is falsely so called" (1Ti 6:20). "Keep the talent of the Christian faith safe and undiminished" (Vincentius Lirenensis).

(2) In 2Ti 1:12, the deposit is one which man makes with God. The key to the meaning of this expression is found probably in Ps 31:5: "Into thy hand I commend my spirit: Thou hast redeemed me," i.e. "All that I am, with all my interests, have been entrusted to Thy safe keeping, and, therefore, I have no anxieties with respect to the future. The day of reckoning, `that day,' will show how faithful are the hands that hold this trust."

H. E. Jacobs

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. v. a. 1. Drop, let fall, throw down, precipitate. 2. Lay, lay down, put, place, put down. 3. Lodge, put, store, hoard, save, lay up, lay by. 4. Intrust, commit, put for safe keeping. II. n. 1. Precipitate, sediment. 2. Security, pledge, pawn, stake. 3. Money in bank. 4. (Rare.) Depository, storehouse.

Moby Thesaurus

accumulation, acquitment, acquittal, acquittance, allocation, alluvion, alluvium, amortization, amortizement, ash, assignment, bank, binder, bond, bosom, bottle up, bottomry, bundle away, bury, cache, cash, cash payment, caution, caution money, chimney, chute, cinder, clearance, clinker, coffer, collateral, collateral security, collocation, consign, country rock, debris, debt service, defrayal, defrayment, deployment, deposition, deposits, detritus, dike, diluvium, disbursal, discharge, disposition, doling out, down payment, draff, dregs, drift, drop, dross, earnest, earnest money, ember, embosom, emplacement, entrust, feces, file, file and forget, forfeit, froth, gangue, go bail, grounds, handsel, hide away, hire purchase, hire purchase plan, hock, hutch, hypothecate, impignorate, installment, installment plan, interest payment, keep, keep hidden, keep secret, lading, lay, lay away, lay down, lay in, lay in store, leave, lees, liquidation, loading, localization, locating, location, lock up, lode, lodestuff, lodge, loess, margin, matrix, mineral deposit, monthly payments, moraine, mortgage, never-never, offscum, ore bed, pack away, packing, pawn, pay dirt, paying, paying off, paying out, paying up, payment, payment in kind, payoff, pinpointing, place, placement, placing, plant, pledge, plunk down, positioning, post, posting, precipitate, precipitation, prepayment, put, put away, put down, put in hock, put in pawn, put up, putting, quarterly payments, quittance, regular payments, remittance, repose, reposit, reposition, reservoir, rest, retirement, salt away, salt down, satisfaction, save, scoria, scree, scum, seal up, secrete, sediment, sedimentate, sedimentation, set aside, set down, settlement, settlings, shoot, silt, sinking-fund payment, sinter, situation, slag, smut, soot, spawn, spot cash, spotting, spout, stake, stash, stationing, stock, storage, store, store away, stow, stow away, stow down, stowage, sublimate, vein, warehouse, weekly payments