[de.pos.it] vb de.pos.it.ed ; de.pos.it.ing [L depositus, pp. of deponere] vt (1624) 1: to place esp. for safekeeping or as a pledge; esp: to put in a bank
2. a: to lay down: place b: to let fall (as sediment) ~ vi: to become deposited -- de.pos.i.tor n
[2]deposit n (1624) 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; esp: matter deposited by a natural process b: a natural accumulation (as of iron ore, coal, or gas)