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deposit

[dih-poz-it] / dɪˈpɒz ɪt /
NOUN
down payment; money saved
Synonyms
STRONGEST
security
STRONG
drop installment pledge retainer stake warranty
WEAK
money in the bank partial payment
Antonyms
STRONG
break whole
WEAK
debit withdrawal
NOUN
accumulation of solid
Synonyms
STRONG
alluvium delta deposition dregs drift grounds lees precipitate precipitation sediment settlings silt
Antonyms
WEAK
debit withdrawal
VERB
locate, put in place for safekeeping
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accumulate amass collect deliver hoard install invest save stash transfer
STRONG
bank commit ditch drop entrust garner keep lay park place plant plop plunk precipitate repose rest settle store stow treasure
WEAK
give in trust lay away plunk down put aside put by salt away sit down sock away squirrel away stock up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
disperse dissipate divide hold scatter spend squander throw away waste
STRONG
be active depart disorder do energize move neglect unsettle upset use wait
WEAK
take away take out

Example Sentences

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That has given them a competitive advantage in deposit gathering.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

He said he was eligible for a mortgage and could pay the monthly payments, but saving for a deposit was impossible.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

Generally speaking, most leases state that anything outside of normal wear and tear is considered property damage and might result in a deduction from your security deposit.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

U.S. fracking pioneer Harold Hamm is making a big bet that Argentina’s Vaca Muerta shale deposit could become as productive as the Permian basin in Texas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

Tests on other samples–from Denmark, Spain, France, New Zealand, Antarctica–showed that the iridium deposit was worldwide and greatly elevated everywhere, sometimes by as much as five hundred times normal levels.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

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