depositing Definition

deposit
verb deposited, depositing

1. To put down or leave something.

Thesaurus: place, put, drop, settle, lay, dump.
2. To put (money, etc) in a bank, etc, for safekeeping or to earn interest.

Thesaurus: amass, save, store, hoard, lodge, bank.
3. To give (a sum of money) as the first part of the payment for something, so guaranteeing that one can complete the purchase later.
4. To pay (a sum of money) as a guarantee against loss or damage.

noun

1. A sum of money, etc, deposited in a bank, etc.
2. A sum of money given as part payment for something or paid as a guarantee against loss or damage.

Thesaurus: security, retainer, pledge, down payment, partial payment, instalment.
3. Solid matter that has settled at the bottom of a liquid, or is left behind by a liquid.

Thesaurus: accumulation, sediment, silt.
4. geol.
A layer (of coal, oil, minerals, etc) occurring naturally in rock.

Etymology: 16c: from Latin depositum, from deponere to put down.