deposit

de•pos•it

[[t]dɪˈpɒz ɪt[/t]] v. t.

1) bus to place for safekeeping, esp. in a bank account

2) to deliver and leave (an item)

3) to insert (a coin) in a coin-operated device

4) to put, place, or set down, esp. carefully or exactly:

She deposited the baby in the crib[/ex]

5) gel to lay or throw down by a natural process; precipitate:

The river deposited soil at its mouth[/ex]

6) to give as security or in part payment

7) to become deposited

8) bus

a) an instance of placing money in a bank account

b) the money placed there

9) bus anything given as security or in part payment:

a bottle deposit of five cents[/ex]

10) anything laid away or entrusted to another for safekeeping

11) a place for safekeeping; depository

12) something precipitated, delivered and left, or thrown down, as by a natural process:

a deposit of soil[/ex]

13) elm a coating of metal deposited on something, usu. by an electric current

14) gel a natural accumulation or occurrence, esp. of oil or ore:

gold deposits[/ex]

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Etymology: 1615–25; < L dēpositus laid down, ptp. of dēpōnere; see depone