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1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Deposit \De*pos"it\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deposited}; p. pr & vb n. {Depositing}.] [L. depositus, p. p. of deponere See {Depone}, and cf {Deposit}, n.] 1. To lay down to place to put to let fall or throw down (as sediment); as a crocodile deposits her eggs in the sand; the waters deposited a rich alluvium. The fear is deposited in conscience. --Jer. Taylor. 2. To lay up or away for safe keeping; to put up to store; as to deposit goods in a warehouse. 3. To lodge in some one's hands for safe keeping; to commit to the custody of another; to intrust; esp., to place in a bank, as a sum of money subject to order 4. To lay aside; to rid one's self of [Obs.] If what is written prove useful to you to the depositing that which I can not but deem an error. --Hammond. Note: Both this verb and the noun following were formerly written {deposite}.
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