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# depositor

«depositor» in Mova's school dictionary: **A person who puts money into a bank account** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a depositor, depositors)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A person who puts money into a bank account. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/depositor/#m1)

2) Someone who puts something down or leaves something somewhere for safe keeping. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/depositor/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In money lessons, a depositor puts money in the bank; the bank keeps it safe and may pay interest. In news, when a bank is in trouble, «depositors» may rush to take their money out. Phrases: «bank depositors», «protect depositors».

### examples

- Every depositor gets a statement each month. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/depositor/#x1)
- As a depositor, Sam earns a little interest on his savings. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/depositor/#x2)
- The bank promised that depositors' money was safe. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/depositor/#x3)
- When rumours spread, worried depositors queued outside the bank. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/depositor/#x4)
- Young depositors can open a children's savings account. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/depositor/#x5)
- The law protects depositors if a bank fails. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/depositor/#x6)

### note

Countable noun from «deposit» + «-or». Note the spelling ends in «-or», not «-er». In money problems: deposits add to the balance, withdrawals subtract.

### Trees and pragmatics

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