deposit
[dɪˈpɒzɪt]
vb
to put or set down, esp carefully or in a proper place; place
to entrust for safekeeping; consign
to place (money) in a bank or similar institution in order to earn interest or for safekeeping
to give (money) in part payment or as security
to lay down naturally; cause to settle
the river deposits silt
n
an instance of entrusting money or valuables to a bank or similar institution.the money or valuables so entrusted
money given in part payment or as security, as when goods are bought on hire-purchaseSee down payment
a consideration, esp money, given temporarily as security against loss of or damage to something borrowed or hired
an accumulation of sediments, mineral ores, coal, etc
any deposited material, such as a sediment or a precipitate that has settled out of solution
a coating produced on a surface, esp a layer of metal formed by electrolysis
a depository or storehouse
- 习惯用语
- on deposit payable as the first instalment, as when buying on hire-purchase
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