deposit

/dɪˈpɒzɪt/ (UK), /dɪˈpɑːzɪt/ (US)

noun

  1. an amount of money that you put into a bank account

    A2

    countable

    • "I made a deposit at the bank this morning."A2
    • "Your deposit will appear in your account tomorrow."B1
    • "The bank charges a fee for large cash deposits."B2

  2. a sum of money paid as the first part of a larger payment, or as security that you will pay or return something

    B1

    countable

    • "We paid a deposit for the flat."A2
    • "The hotel requires a deposit when you book a room."A2
    • "The deposit is refundable if you cancel in time."B1
    • "They kept our deposit because we damaged the apartment."B2

  3. a layer of a substance, especially one formed naturally in the ground

    B2

    countabletechnical

    • "The area has large deposits of coal."B1
    • "The flood left a deposit of sand on the road."B2
    • "Mineral deposits formed over millions of years."C1

verb

  1. to put money into a bank account

    A2

    transitive; often + in/into

    • "I deposited the money in my account."A2
    • "You can deposit cash at the machine."A2
    • "She deposits part of her salary every month."B1

  2. to put or leave something in a particular place, especially carefully, officially, or through a natural process

    B2

    transitive; often + in/on/withformal

    • "Please deposit your luggage at the desk."B1
    • "The documents were deposited with the court."B2
    • "The river deposited sand along the shore."B2

Common mistakes

  • I deposited the money to my account.→I deposited the money into my account.

    Use 'into' or 'in' with an account; 'to' is not the usual preposition here.

Collocations

bank depositsecurity depositpay a depositmake a depositdeposit accountdeposit slipmineral depositdeposit money

Word family

depositordepositorydeposition