deposit

«deposit» in Mova's school dictionary: To put money into a bank account — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a deposit, deposits); verb (deposit, deposits, deposited, depositing)

meaning for a pupil

1) To put money into a bank account. tree →

2) Money put into a bank account. tree →

3) A part of the price paid first to keep or reserve something, with the rest paid later. tree →

4) Money paid when you borrow or rent something, given back if nothing is damaged. tree →

5) To put or lay something down somewhere. tree →

6) (science) A layer of a substance left by water, wind or ice, or found under the ground (a deposit of gold, coal or sand). tree →

sense in the lessons

Common in money maths (deposits make a balance bigger, withdrawals make it smaller), in geography and science (rivers deposit mud and sand; deposits of minerals), and in everyday life (a deposit on a flat, a bottle deposit). Phrases: «pay a deposit», «make a deposit», «deposit money», «a security deposit», «a non-refundable deposit».

examples

• I deposited my birthday money in the bank. tree →
• Mum made a deposit of 50 dollars. tree →
• We paid a deposit to book the holiday cottage. tree →
• You get the deposit back if you return the bottle. tree →
• The river deposits sand at its mouth. tree →
• Gold deposits were found in the hills. tree →
• Please deposit your bags at the door. tree →
• A white deposit formed inside the kettle. tree →
• Apollo, pitying his deserted child, sent Hermes to convey him to Delphi, where he deposited his charge on the steps of the temple. tree →

note

Stress: de-POS-it for both noun and verb. Opposite of «withdraw / withdrawal». In maths: a deposit ADDS to the account balance (balance 100, deposit 30, new balance 130); a deposit on a purchase is subtracted from the full price to find what is still owed (price 200, deposit 50, still to pay 150).

In the corpora

• A deposit for buying a home is often tens of thousands of pounds, and saving for it can take years.
• Renters sign a tenancy and pay a deposit that comes back if the home is left in good condition.
• A rental deposit is money held in case of damage, and it comes back if the home is left in good condition.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «deposit» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.