What is deposit? How to use in English

Definition & pronunciation of deposit

depositnoun

vật gửi, tiền gửi, tiền đặt cọc, gửi, đặt cọc

/dɪˈpɒzɪt/

Definition & pronunciation of <b>deposit</b>

Where does the word deposit come from?

The word "deposit" comes from the Latin "depositum," which means "something laid down" or "something entrusted to someone's care." In ancient Rome, a deposit referred to a sum of money or goods given to a person to hold safely until the owner wished to retrieve it. This concept of deposit is still used today in various contexts, such as banking, where a deposit refers to an amount of money placed into a bank account. The term has also been extended to other fields, like geology, where a deposit can refer to a layer of rock or mineral formation. Throughout history, the core idea of deposit has remained the same – something given for safekeeping until needed.

Vocabulary summary deposit

typenoun

meaningdeposit

examplemoney on deposit: interest-bearing bank deposits

meaningdeposit

exampleto leave some money as deposit

meaningsediment

examplea thick deposit of mud

typetransitive verb

meaningdeposit (money, things...), deposit (money) in the bank

examplemoney on deposit: interest-bearing bank deposits

meaningdeposit

exampleto leave some money as deposit

meaningsedimentation

examplea thick deposit of mud

Example of vocabulary depositmoney

meaning

a sum of money that is given as the first part of a larger payment

  • They normally ask you to pay $100 (as a) deposit.
  • All deposits are non-refundable.
  • We've put down a five per cent deposit on the house.
meaning

a sum of money that is paid by somebody when they rent something and that is returned to them if they do not lose or damage the thing they are renting

  • to pay a deposit
  • They'll probably ask you to leave a deposit.
meaning

a sum of money that is paid into a bank account

  • Deposits can be made at any branch.
meaning

(in the British political system) the amount of money that a candidate in an election to Parliament has to pay, and that is returned if he/she gets enough votes

  • All the other candidates lost their deposits.

Example of vocabulary depositsubstance

meaning

a layer of a substance that has formed naturally underground

  • mineral/gold/coal deposits
meaning

a layer of a substance that has been left somewhere, especially by a river, flood, etc., or is found at the bottom of a liquid

  • The rain left a deposit of mud on the windows.
  • fatty deposits in the arteries of the heart
  • glacial deposits
  • The floods left a thick deposit of mud over the fields.

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