deposit

n 1: the phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating [syn: {sedimentation},

{alluviation}]

2: matter deposited by water or ice or wind [syn: {sediment}]

3: money deposited in a bank [syn: {bank deposit}]

4: a partial payment made at the time of purchase; the balance

to be paid later [syn: {down payment}]

5: money given as security for an article acquired for

temporary use; "his deposit was refunded when he returned

the car"

6: a payment given as a guarantee that an obligation will be

met

7: a place where things can be deposited for safekeeping [syn:

{depository}, {repository}]

8: the act of depositing [syn: {deposition}]

v 1: fix, force, or implant; "lodge a bullet in the table" [syn:

{lodge}, {wedge}, {stick}] [ant: {dislodge}]

2: put into a bank account [syn: {bank}] [ant: {withdraw}]

3: place firmly [syn: {situate}, {fix}, {pose}, {posit}]