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# deposit

«deposit» in Mova's school dictionary: **To put money into a bank account** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a deposit, deposits); verb (deposit, deposits, deposited, depositing)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To put money into a bank account. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deposit/#m1)

2) Money put into a bank account. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deposit/#m2)

3) A part of the price paid first to keep or reserve something, with the rest paid later. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deposit/#m3)

4) Money paid when you borrow or rent something, given back if nothing is damaged. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deposit/#m4)

5) To put or lay something down somewhere. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deposit/#m5)

6) (science) A layer of a substance left by water, wind or ice, or found under the ground (a deposit of gold, coal or sand). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deposit/#m6)

### sense in the lessons

Common in money maths (deposits make a balance bigger, withdrawals make it smaller), in geography and science (rivers deposit mud and sand; deposits of minerals), and in everyday life (a deposit on a flat, a bottle deposit). Phrases: «pay a deposit», «make a deposit», «deposit money», «a security deposit», «a non-refundable deposit».

### examples

- I deposited my birthday money in the bank. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deposit/#x1)
- Mum made a deposit of 50 dollars. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deposit/#x2)
- We paid a deposit to book the holiday cottage. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deposit/#x3)
- You get the deposit back if you return the bottle. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deposit/#x4)
- The river deposits sand at its mouth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deposit/#x5)
- Gold deposits were found in the hills. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deposit/#x6)
- Please deposit your bags at the door. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deposit/#x7)
- A white deposit formed inside the kettle. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deposit/#x8)
- Apollo, pitying his deserted child, sent Hermes to convey him to Delphi, where he deposited his charge on the steps of the temple. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deposit/#x9)

### note

Stress: de-POS-it for both noun and verb. Opposite of «withdraw / withdrawal». In maths: a deposit ADDS to the account balance (balance 100, deposit 30, new balance 130); a deposit on a purchase is subtracted from the full price to find what is still owed (price 200, deposit 50, still to pay 150).

### In the corpora

- [A deposit for buying a home is often tens of thousands of pounds, and saving for it can take years.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/6-paying-for-a-home-and-the-bills/19/)
- [Renters sign a tenancy and pay a deposit that comes back if the home is left in good condition.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/10-moving-house-and-renting-a-home/3/)
- [A rental deposit is money held in case of damage, and it comes back if the home is left in good condition.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/10-moving-house-and-renting-a-home/13/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «deposit» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deposit/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.