Dictionary entry details
• DEPOSIT (noun)
Meaning:
The phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Synonyms:
alluviation; deposit; sedimentation
Hypernyms ("deposit" is a kind of...):
geological phenomenon (a natural phenomenon involving the structure or composition of the earth)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "deposit"):
load; lode (a deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks)
Meaning:
Matter that has been deposited by some natural process
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Synonyms:
sediment; deposit
Hypernyms ("deposit" is a kind of...):
matter; substance (that which has mass and occupies space)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "deposit"):
evaporite (the sediment that is left after the evaporation of seawater)
lick; salt lick (a salt deposit that animals regularly lick)
lees (the sediment from fermentation of an alcoholic beverage)
dregs; grounds; settlings (sediment that has settled at the bottom of a liquid)
alluvial deposit; alluvial sediment; alluvion; alluvium (clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down)
Meaning:
The natural process of laying down a deposit of something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Synonyms:
deposition; deposit
Hypernyms ("deposit" is a kind of...):
accretion; accumulation (an increase by natural growth or addition)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "deposit"):
superposition ((geology) the deposition of one geological stratum on another)
redeposition (deposition from one deposit to another)
pigmentation (the deposition of pigment in animals or plants or human beings)
electrodeposition (the deposition of a substance on an electrode by the action of electricity (especially by electrolysis))
Meaning:
Money deposited in a bank
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Synonyms:
bank deposit; deposit
Hypernyms ("deposit" is a kind of...):
fund; monetary fund (a reserve of money set aside for some purpose)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "deposit"):
demand deposit (a bank deposit from which withdrawals can be made without notice)
Meaning:
A partial payment made at the time of purchase; the balance to be paid later
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Synonyms:
down payment; deposit
Hypernyms ("deposit" is a kind of...):
payment (a sum of money paid)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "deposit"):
margin; security deposit (the amount of collateral a customer deposits with a broker when borrowing from the broker to buy securities)
Meaning:
Money given as security for an article acquired for temporary use
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Context example:
his deposit was refunded when he returned the car
Hypernyms ("deposit" is a kind of...):
security; surety (property that your creditor can claim in case you default on your obligation)
Meaning:
A payment given as a guarantee that an obligation will be met
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("deposit" is a kind of...):
guarantee; warrant; warrantee; warranty (a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications)
Meaning:
A facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
depositary; depository; repository; deposit
Hypernyms ("deposit" is a kind of...):
facility; installation (a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry)
Meronyms (parts of "deposit"):
storage space (the area in any structure that provides space for storage)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "deposit"):
treasury (a depository (a room or building) where wealth and precious objects can be kept safely)
depot; entrepot; storage; store; storehouse (a depository for goods)
sperm bank (a depository for storing sperm)
repertory (a storehouse where a stock of things is kept)
museum (a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value)
lost-and-found (repository in a public building where lost articles can be kept until their owners reclaim them)
depository library; library (a depository built to contain books and other materials for reading and study)
drop (a central depository where things can be left or picked up)
bank; bank building (a building in which the business of banking transacted)
archive (a depository containing historical records and documents)
Meaning:
The act of putting something somewhere
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
deposition; deposit
Hypernyms ("deposit" is a kind of...):
buildup (the act of building up an accumulation)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "deposit"):
repositing; reposition; storage; warehousing (depositing in a warehouse)
• DEPOSIT (verb)
Meaning:
Fix, force, or implant
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
wedge; stick; deposit; lodge
Context example:
lodge a bullet in the table
Hypernyms (to "deposit" is one way to...):
fasten; fix; secure (cause to be firmly attached)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "deposit"):
redeposit (deposit anew)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something PP
Meaning:
Put into a bank account
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Synonyms:
deposit; bank
Context example:
She deposits her paycheck every month
Hypernyms (to "deposit" is one way to...):
give (transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "deposit"):
redeposit (deposit anew)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
They deposit the money
Antonym:
withdraw (remove (a commodity) from (a supply source))
Meaning:
Put (something somewhere) firmly
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
posit; situate; deposit; fix
Context examples:
She posited her hand on his shoulder / deposit the suitcase on the bench / fix your eyes on this spot
Hypernyms (to "deposit" is one way to...):
lay; place; pose; position; put; set (put into a certain place or abstract location)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "deposit"):
bury (place in the earth and cover with soil)
sediment (deposit as a sediment)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
