n.
Function: 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)