deposit

The word “deposit” means a sum of money paid into a bank account, or an initial partial payment made to secure a purchase. In plain terms, money put into an account or paid upfront, or natural material that has settled somewhere over time.

“Deposit” is pronounced dih-POZ-iht (/dɪˈpɑ.zɪt/ in IPA).

Here is “deposit” used in a sentence: “They paid a 10% deposit on the house.”

The opposite of “deposit” — its antonyms — is withdraw.

Depending on how it is used, “deposit” can be a noun and a verb.

The word “deposit” comes from Latin. A learned borrowing from Latin depositus, the past participle of deponere ("to put down") — making it a doublet of "depot.".

“Deposit” is a fairly common word in modern English, usually learned at around the B1 level.

“Deposit” has 3 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: a sum of money paid into a bank account, or an initial partial payment made to secure a purchase.

A "deposit" is an initial partial payment made to secure a purchase or reserve something, and it may be refundable. A "down payment" is specifically the upfront portion of a purchase price, with the rest usually paid later or financed.

A "deposit" is money paid into a bank account, increasing the balance. A "withdrawal" is money taken out of an account, reducing the balance, so the two are opposites.

You put a deposit "on" something you want to buy, as in "a deposit on a house," and you pay a deposit "into" a bank account. You can also make a deposit "of" a certain amount.