- depository
- depository "place where things are deposited," 1750, from M.L. depositorium, from deposit-, pp. stem of L. deponere (see DEPOSIT (Cf. deposit)).
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depository — de·pos·i·to·ry /di pä zə ˌtōr ē/ n pl ries 1: a place where something is deposited esp. for safekeeping night depository; specif: a bank chosen for the depositing of government funds 2: depositary Merri … Law dictionary
Depository — De*pos i*to*ry ( t[ o]*r[y^]), n.; pl. {Depositories} ( r[i^]z). 1. A place where anything is deposited for sale or keeping; as, warehouse is a depository for goods; a clerk s office is a depository for records. [1913 Webster] 2. One with whom… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
depository — [n] storage place archive, arsenal, bank, bunker, cache, collection, depot, gallery, magazine, museum, repertory, repository, safe, safe deposit box, store, storehouse, tomb, vault, warehouse; concept 435 … New thesaurus
depository — ► NOUN (pl. depositories) 1) a place where things are stored. 2) variant spelling of DEPOSITARY(Cf. ↑depositary) … English terms dictionary
depository — [dē päz′ə tôr΄ē, dipäz′ə tôr΄ē] n. pl. depositories [LL depositorium: see DEPOSIT] 1. a place where things are put for safekeeping; storehouse 2. a trustee; depositary … English World dictionary
depository — Institution responsible for safekeeping securities and ensuring that the decisions made by fund managers are lawful. A depository can delegate some of its functions, notably the safekeeping function, on a contractual basis to another institution… … Financial and business terms
depository — /di poz i tawr ee, tohr ee/, n., pl. depositories. 1. a place where something is deposited or stored, as for safekeeping: the night depository of a bank. 2. a depositary; trustee. adj. 3. of or pertaining to a depository or depositories: the… … Universalium
Depository — On the simplest level, depository is used to refer to any place where something is deposited for storage or security purposes. More specifically, it can refer to a company, bank or an institution that holds and facilitates the exchange of… … Investment dictionary
depository — [[t]dɪpɒ̱zɪtəri[/t]] depositories N COUNT A depository is a place where objects can be stored safely. They have 2,500 tons of paper stored in their depository … English dictionary
depository — UK [dɪˈpɒzɪt(ə)rɪ] / US [dɪˈpɑzɪˌtɔrɪ] noun [countable] Word forms depository : singular depository plural depositories a place where something is stored … English dictionary
