deposit
To put money into a bank account.
To place money into a bank or other financial account for safekeeping or to earn interest.
Money you put in a bank account.
An amount of money that is placed in a bank or financial account.
Money you pay before you get something, and you get it back if you return it or follow the rules.
A sum of money given in advance as part payment or as security for the performance of an agreement or the return of property.
To put something in a place carefully.
To place something somewhere, often carefully or in a specified location.
A natural collection of rock, metal, or other material in the ground or on something.
A layer or mass of mineral, metal, or other substance that has formed naturally in the ground or on a surface.
- Base: deposit
- Plural: deposit, deposits
- Base: deposit
- 3rd Person Singular: deposits
- Present Participle: depositing
- Past: deposited
direct deposit
1Electronic wage transfer to bank account
When your pay goes straight into your bank account electronically.
- My employer offers direct deposit for all employees.
- With direct deposit, you don’t need to go to the bank to cash your check.
make a deposit
1Put money into account or pay security money in advance
To put money into your account or give it before using something as security.
- I need to make a deposit before I can use my new debit card.
- We made a deposit to hold the hotel room.
security deposit
1Money held as guarantee for property return/condition
Money you give before using something, and you get it back if you return it without damage.
- The landlord asked for a $500 security deposit before we moved in.
- You will lose your security deposit if you break the lease early.