I. di-ˈpä-zət verb
( de·pos·it·ed -ˈpä-zə-təd, -ˈpäz-təd ; de·pos·it·ing -ˈpä-zə-tiŋ, -ˈpäz-tiŋ)
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
• de·pos·i·tor -ˈpä-zə-tər, -ˈpäz-tər 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)