DEPOSIT

I. verb (~ed; ~ing) Etymology: Latin ~us, past participle of deponere Date: 1624 transitive verb to place especially for safekeeping or as a pledge, 2. to lay down ; place , to let fall (as sediment), intransitive verb to become ~ed, ~or noun II. noun Date: 1621 the state of being ~ed, something placed for safekeeping: as, money ~ed in a bank, money given as a pledge or down payment, a place of ~ ; ~ory , an act of ~ing, 5. something laid down, a natural accumulation (as of iron ore, coal, or gas)