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1. Put, fix, force, or implant
   "deposit a bullet in the table";
   - lodge, wedge, stick
    
2. Put into a bank account
   "She deposits her paycheque every month";
   - bank
    
3. Put (something somewhere) firmly
   "deposit the suitcase on the bench";
   - situate, fix, posit

1. The phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating
   - sedimentation, alluviation
    
2. Matter that has been deposited by some natural process
   - sediment
    
3. The natural process of laying down a deposit of something
   - deposition
    
4. Money deposited in a bank or some similar institution
   - bank deposit
    
5. A partial payment made at the time of purchase; the balance to be paid later
   - down payment
    
6. Money given as security for an article acquired for temporary use
   "his deposit was refunded when he returned the car"
    
7. A payment given as a guarantee that an obligation will be met
    
8. A facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping
   - depository, depositary, repository
    
9. The act of putting something somewhere
   - deposition

Derived forms: deposits, deposited, depositing

Type of: accretion, accumulation, buildup, facility, fasten, fix, fund, geological phenomenon, give, guarantee, installation, lay, matter, monetary fund, payment, place, pose, position, put, secure, security, set, surety, warrant, warrantee, warranty

Encyclopedia: Deposit, Delaware County, New York