Word
Deposit
How many syllables?
3 Syllables
How it's divided?
de-pos-it
Definition
- n. - To lay down; to place; to put; to let fall or throw down
(as sediment); as, a crocodile deposits her eggs in the sand; the
waters deposited a rich alluvium.
- n. - To lay up or away for safe keeping; to put up; to store;
as, to deposit goods in a warehouse.
- n. - To lodge in some one's hands for safe keeping; to commit
to the custody of another; to intrust; esp., to place in a bank, as a
sum of money subject to order.
- n. - To lay aside; to rid one's self of.
- v. t. - That which is deposited, or laid or thrown down; as, a
deposit in a flue; especially, matter precipitated from a solution (as
the siliceous deposits of hot springs), or that which is mechanically
deposited (as the mud, gravel, etc., deposits of a river).
- v. t. - A natural occurrence of a useful mineral under the
conditions to invite exploitation.
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