deposit

Meaning of deposit in English

Noun

1. a sum of money that you pay into a bank account

I have a deposit of fifty dollars in the bank.

2. a first payment of the total cost of something you are buying

I made a deposit on a new car.

Verb

1. put or set down someone or something in a particular place

deposit a briefcase on the desk

2. put money into a bank

I deposited fifty dollars in the bank.

3. put something valuable in a bank or other place for safekeeping

deposit one's will with a lawyer