Meaning of deposit In English

• 0 to leave something somewhere:

  • The flood waters fell, depositing mud over the whole area.

  • The bus deposited me miles from anywhere.

  • The cuckoo deposits her eggs in other birds' nests.

  • I deposited my luggage in a locker at the station.

• 1 to put something valuable, especially money, in a bank or safe (= strong box or cupboard with locks):

  • There's a night safe outside the bank, so you can deposit money whenever you wish.

  • I deposited £500 in my account this morning.

  • When we moved in, we had to deposit $1,000 with the landlord in case we broke any of his things.

  • You deposit 20 percent now and pay the rest when the car is delivered.

• 2 a substance or layer that is left, usually after a liquid is removed:

  • Decant the wine carefully, so that you leave the deposit in the bottom of the bottle.

  • In hard-water areas, a chalky deposit often forms in pipes and kettles.

  • The flood left a thick deposit of mud over the entire ground floor of the house.

  • mineral/oil/coal deposits

• 3 a payment, especially into a bank account:

  • To open an account, you need to make a minimum deposit of $500.

  • The shop assistant says if I leave £10 as a deposit, they'll keep the dress for me.

  • We paid/put a deposit of £5,000 on the house, and paid the balance four weeks later.

  • They asked us to put down a deposit.

  • It costs $2,000 a week to rent the yacht, with a $200 refundable/returnable deposit.

  • You pay a 10p deposit/deposit of 10p on the bottle, which you get back when you return the empty bottle.

• 4 an amount of money paid into an account:

  • She made a large deposit last Thursday.

  • Will you get your deposit back if you cancel the trip?

  • The apartment rents for $1200 a month, and we want one month’s rent for a deposit.

  • a bottle deposit

• 5 a layer of a substance:

  • The flood left a thick deposit of mud on the floor.

  • The region has lots of gas and coal deposits.

• 6 to put money in a bank:

  • I deposited $500 in my savings account last week.

• 7 to leave something somewhere:

  • The cat deposited a dead mouse at my door.

• 8 an amount of money that someone pays into a bank account:

  • Using the cash machine I can make a deposit at any time of the day.

  • have/keep/hold money on deposit Rather than hold money on deposit, you should pay off your debts.

• 9 a part of the cost of something such as a product or property that a buyer pays to a seller so that it will not be sold to anyone else:

  • make/pay/put down a deposit (on sth) Many families put down a deposit for their summer holidays as early as January.

  • a €50/$100, etc. deposit

  • ask for/request a deposit Normally someone selling a house would ask for a deposit of at least 5%.

  • non-refundable deposit

• 10 the total amount of money that has been paid into a particular bank, or into the banks in a particular place:

  • The bank now has more than 1m account holders and deposits of around £1.7bn.

  • The government closed banks for a week, trying to prevent a run on deposits.

• 11 an amount of money that someone renting a property pays to the owner of the property, which they get back when they leave only if they have not caused any damage:

  • ask for/require a deposit Landlords will usually require a deposit.

  • lose a deposit I once lost a deposit on a flat when I knocked something over and stained the carpet.

• 12 to put money into a bank account, especially one that pays interest:

  • deposit money/a cheque/funds

  • deposit sth in/into sth You can choose to have your salary deposited directly into your bank account.

• 13 to leave money or something that is valuable in a safe place:

  • deposit sth with sb The documents have been deposited with the solicitor for safe-keeping.