gisement — meaning in English

English meaning

• bed noun A piece of furniture for sleeping or resting on.
• deposit noun A sum of money paid into a bank account, or an initial partial payment made to secure a purchase.

Senses

gisement is used for these senses in English:

• bed A deposit of ore, coal, etc.
• deposit (geology) Sediment or rock that is not native to its present location or is different from the surrounding material. Sometimes refers to ore or gems.

bed — full definition

1. noun A piece of furniture for sleeping or resting on.
2. noun A plot of ground prepared for growing plants.
3. noun The bottom of a body of water, such as a river or the sea.
4. verb To place something in a supportive layer or setting; to embed.

deposit — full definition

1. noun A sum of money paid into a bank account, or an initial partial payment made to secure a purchase.
2. noun A layer of material, such as minerals or sediment, that has built up naturally in a particular place.
3. verb To put money into a bank account, or to leave something in a particular place.

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