deposit

deposit [dē päz′it, dipäz′it]

vt.

[< L depositus, pp. of deponere, to put down < de-, down + ponere, to put: see POSITION]

1. to place or entrust for safekeeping

2. to put (money) in a bank, as for safekeeping or to earn interest

3. to put down as a pledge or partial payment

4. to put, lay, or set down

5. to cause (sand, sediment, etc.) to settle or form by a natural process

n.

[L depositum < depositus: see DEPOSIT the vt.]

1. something placed or entrusted for safekeeping; specif., money put in a bank

2.

a) a pledge or part payment

b) a sum of money paid as security on something rented, or for a returnable bottle, etc.

3. the act of depositing

4. a depository

5.

a) something deposited or left lying

b) Geol. Mining sand, clay, mineral masses, etc. deposited by the action of wind, water, volcanic eruption, or ice

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on deposit

placed or entrusted for safekeeping