deposit

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Alternative forms

• deposite (17th-19th centuries)

Etymology

From Latin depositus, past participle of deponere which is "to put down".

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /dɪˈpɒzɪt/
• (US) IPA: /dɨˈpɑzɪt/

• Audio (US)

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• Rhymes: -ɒzɪt

Noun

deposit (plural deposits)

1. Sediment or rock that is not native to its present location or is different from the surrounding material. Sometimes refers to ore or gems.
2. asset that was left to the care of the other
3. (banking) Money placed in an account.
4. Anything left behind on a surface.

   a mineral deposit

   a deposit of seaweed on the shore

5. (finance) A sum of money or other asset given as an initial payment, to show good faith, or to reserve something for purchase.

   They put a deposit on the apartment.

6. A sum of money given as a security for a borrowed item, which will be given back when the item is returned, e.g. a bottle deposit or can deposit

Derived terms

• security deposit
• container-deposit
• bottle deposit
• can deposit

Related terms

• depositary
• depository

Translations

sediment or rock different from the surrounding material

• Bulgarian: залеж (bg) m (zalež)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 沉積 (cmn), 沉积 (cmn) (chénjī)

• Dutch: afzetting (nl) f, neerzetting (nl) f
• Estonian: sadestis (et)
• Finnish: esiintymä (fi)
• French: dépôt (fr) m, gisement (fr) m
• Greek: κοίτασμα (el) (kítazma) n 

• Interlingua: deposito (ia)
• Japanese: 堆積物 (ja) (たいせきぶつ, taisekibutsu)
• Polish: osad (pl) m
• Portuguese: depósito (pt) m
• Romanian: depozit (ro) n, depunere (ro) f, zăcământ (ro) n
• Russian: месторождение (ru) (mestoroždénije) n , залежь (ru) (záležʹ) f , осадок (ru) (osádok) m , отложение (ru) (otložénije) n 
• Swedish: avlagring (sv) c

asset that was left to the care of the other

• Bulgarian: депозит (bg) m (depozit)
• Dutch: storting (nl) f
• Finnish: talletus (fi), depositio (fi)
• French: dépôt (fr) m
• Greek: προκαταβολή (el) (prokatavolí) f 

• Interlingua: deposito (ia)
• Portuguese: depósito (pt) m
• Romanian: depozit (ro) n
• Russian: депозит (ru) (depozít) m 
• Swedish: deposition (sv) c

money placed in an account

• Bulgarian: влог (bg) m (vlog)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 存款 (cmn) (cúnkuǎn)

• Czech: vklad (cs) m
• Dutch: deposito (nl) n
• Finnish: talletus (fi)
• French: dépôt (fr) m

• Italian: caparra (it)
• Japanese: 預金 (ja) (yokin), デポジット (ja) (depojitto)
• Polish: depozyt (pl) m
• Russian: депозит (ru) (depozít) m , вклад (ru) (vklad) m 
• Spanish: depósito (es) m
• Swedish: insättning (sv) c

anything left behind on a surface

• Finnish: kerrostuma (fi)

money given as an initial payment

• Arabic: please add this translation if you can
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 押金 (cmn) (yājīn), 定金 (cmn) (dìngjīn)

• Dutch: aanbetaling (nl) f
• Finnish: ennakko (fi), vakuus (fi)
• French: acompte (fr) m, arrhes (fr) f pl
• Georgian: please add this translation if you can
• German: Anzahlung (de) f

• Italian: please add this translation if you can
• Japanese: 保証金 (ja) (ほしょうきん, hoshōkin)
• Korean: please add this translation if you can
• Polish: zaliczka (pl) f
• Russian: задаток (ru) (zadátok) m , взнос (ru) (vznos) m 
• Swedish: handpenning (sv) c
• Thai: please add this translation if you can
• Turkish: please add this translation if you can

security for a borrowed item

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 保證金 (cmn), 保证金 (cmn) (bǎozhèngjīn)

• Dutch: statiegeld (nl)
• Finnish: pantti (fi)
• French: caution (fr) f
• German: Pfand (de) m, Kaution (de) f

• Japanese: 担保 (ja) (たんぽ, tanpo), 敷金 (ja) (しききん, shikikin)
• Norwegian: depositum (no)
• Polish: kaucja (pl) f
• Russian: залог (ru) (zalóg) m 
• Spanish: empeño (es) m
• Swedish: deposition (sv) c, depositionsavgift (sv) c

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Help:How to check translations.

Translations to be checked

• Ido: sedimento, gajo-pekunio

See also

• refundable

Verb

deposit (third-person singular simple present deposits, present participle depositing, simple past and past participle deposited)

1. (transitive) To leave or adhere one material or item onto another.

   He deposited his gum on the bottom of the table.

2. To entrust one's assets to the care of another. Sometimes done as collateral.
3. (transitive) To put money or funds into an account.

Translations

to settle one material onto another

• Bulgarian: отлагам се (bg) (otlagam se)
• Dutch: afzetten (nl), neerzetten (nl)
• Finnish: kiinnittää (fi)
• French: déposer (fr)

• Interlingua: depositar
• Portuguese: depositar (pt)
• Romanian: a depozita, depune (ro)

to entrust one's assets to the care of another

• Bulgarian: депонирам (bg) (deponiram)
• Dutch: storten (nl)
• Finnish: uskoa (fi) haltuun (fi)
• French: déposer (fr)

• Interlingua: depositar
• Portuguese: depositar (pt)
• Romanian: a lăsa în îngrijire
• Swedish: deponera (sv)

to put money or funds into an account

• Arabic: أودع (ar) ('awda3a)
• Bulgarian: влагам (bg) (vlagam)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 存款 (cmn) (cúnkuǎn), trad. 儲蓄, simpl. 储蓄 (pinyin: chǔxù)

• Czech: vložit (cs)
• Finnish: tallettaa (fi)

• German: einzahlen (de)
• Japanese: 預金する (ja) (yokin-suru), 預け入れる (ja) (azuke-ireru), 預ける (ja) (azukeru)
• Russian: вкладывать (ru) (vkládyvat')  impf., вложить (ru) (vložít')  pf., депонировать (ru) (deponírovat')  impf., класть (ru) (klast')  impf., положить (ru) (položít')  pf.
• Spanish: depositar (es)
• Swedish: sätta in (sv)

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Help:How to check translations.

Translations to be checked

• Romanian: a depune

Antonyms

• withdrawal

Anagrams

• dopiest
• posited
• topside