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depository

[dih-poz-i-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] / dɪˈpɒz ɪˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /


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Bank trade associations have said such offerings could drain deposits from depository institutions, which often pay little interest, and curtail lending.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

BioNTech’s American depository receipts sank 17% to $84.59 in premarket trading Tuesday, putting the stock on pace for its worst single-day percentage drop since December 2021, according to Dow Jones Market Data.

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

"I'm convinced there are still people out there, one in particular who I think was probably in that cash depository that we've never traced," he said.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026

The Financial Reporting Council will consult on whether to allow Chinese-registered companies to follow Chinese accounting rules when listing global depository receipts in London, it said Monday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

Some 14,700 tons of silver worth more than $300 million were procured from the depository on the understanding that every ounce would be returned after the war.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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