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Meaning of deposit

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  deposit
      n 1: the phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating [syn:
           {deposit}, {sedimentation}, {alluviation}]
      2: matter that has been deposited by some natural process [syn:
         {sediment}, {deposit}]
      3: the natural process of laying down a deposit of something
         [syn: {deposition}, {deposit}]
      4: money deposited in a bank or some similar institution [syn:
         {deposit}, {bank deposit}]
      5: a partial payment made at the time of purchase; the balance
         to be paid later [syn: {down payment}, {deposit}]
      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 [syn: {depository}, {deposit}, {depositary},
         {repository}]
      9: the act of putting something somewhere [syn: {deposit},
         {deposition}]
      v 1: put, fix, force, or implant; "lodge a bullet in the table";
           "stick your thumb in the crack" [syn: {lodge}, {wedge},
           {stick}, {deposit}] [ant: {dislodge}, {free}]
      2: put into a bank account; "She deposits her paycheck every
         month" [syn: {deposit}, {bank}] [ant: {draw}, {draw off},
         {take out}, {withdraw}]
      3: put (something somewhere) firmly; "She posited her hand on
         his shoulder"; "deposit the suitcase on the bench"; "fix your
         eyes on this spot" [syn: {situate}, {fix}, {posit},
         {deposit}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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