deposit: signification et définitions

To put or set down; place.

To lay down or leave behind by a natural process: layers of sediment that were deposited on the ocean floor; glaciers that deposited their debris as they melted.

To give over or entrust for safekeeping.

To put (money) in a bank or financial account.

To give as partial payment or security.

To become deposited; settle.

Something, such as money, that is entrusted for safekeeping, as in a bank.

The condition of being deposited: funds on deposit with a broker.

A partial or initial payment of a cost or debt: left a $100 deposit toward the purchase of a stereo system.

A sum of money given as security for an item acquired for temporary use.

A depository.

Something deposited, especially by a natural process, as:

Geology A concentration of mineral matter or sediment in a layer, vein, or pocket: iron ore deposits; rich deposits of oil and natural gas.

Physiology An accumulation of organic or inorganic material, such as a lipid or mineral, in a body tissue, structure, or fluid.

A sediment or precipitate that has settled out of a solution.

A coating or crust left on a surface, as by evaporation or electrolysis.