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as in fund
a sum of money set aside for a particular purpose
made a deposit at the bank every week
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as in to put
to arrange something in a certain spot or position
deposited their luggage at the foot of the hotel bed
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Recent Examples of deposit
Debbie Daniel, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 May 2025
Wider adoption of stablecoins may coincide with participation by non-bank firms, which may result in assets that lack the protection of federal deposit insurance and the anti-fraud stipulations allowing users to redeem funds spent wrongfully or mistakenly, some experts said.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 28 May 2025
Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2025
In Oregon, people can sign up for accounts in which their refunds are deposited or choose cash redemptions.
—Claire Rush, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2025
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Noun
Jones believes a more permanent solution would be the creation of more Section 8 housing, or Section 8 subsidies to help pay for hotel rates, allowing families to save up for a deposit on an apartment.
—Debbie Daniel, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 May 2025
Wider adoption of stablecoins may coincide with participation by non-bank firms, which may result in assets that lack the protection of federal deposit insurance and the anti-fraud stipulations allowing users to redeem funds spent wrongfully or mistakenly, some experts said.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 28 May 2025
Verb
Lake Hodges near Escondido is a major grebe nesting location where birders enjoy following the nesting process that begins with the weaving of reeds into floating mats where eggs are then deposited.
Loons, coots, rails and gallinules are also floating nest builders.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2025
In Oregon, people can sign up for accounts in which their refunds are deposited or choose cash redemptions.
—Claire Rush, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deposit
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Constructed in collaboration with Medina for the show, the cabinet becomes a metaphor for body and mind—a container for memory, for emotional sediment, for the trace elements of being.—
Nargess Banks,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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Swish until the loose sediment washes away, until heavy black sand is all that’s left.—
John Archibald,
Southern Living,
25 May 2025
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With the Pacers giving at least 10 players significant minutes in Games 1-3, will Game 4 mark another breakout for one of Indiana's reserves?—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 May 2025
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Azerbaijan depends heavily on volatile revenues from its Caspian Sea oil and gas reserves.—
Zaur Shiriyev,
Foreign Affairs,
26 May 2025
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The fund has a 30-day SEC yield of 4.22% and a 0.04% net expense ratio.—
Michelle Fox,
CNBC,
24 May 2025
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That means people who are paid from the UI fund and eventually paid by an employer – as happens in teacher strikes – could result in an overpayment that the state can recoup.—
Center Square,
The Washington Examiner,
24 May 2025
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With this move, Campbell is banking on his assessment of his former linebacker paying off in a major way.—
Colton Pouncy,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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The decision to move into the consumer desktop space might seem odd, given the decline of desktop computing in recent years, but Gigabyte is banking on one major factor: AI.—
Brian Westover,
PC Magazine,
20 May 2025
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Trump was given 10 days to put the injunction into effect, per the order accompanying the ruling.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
30 May 2025
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Moira puts Morck in charge of the initiative, sending him down to a glorified bathroom in a subbasement, providing no additional resources and moving the budget into other underserved departments.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
29 May 2025
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In December Bomba testified via video in a deposition ordered by the federal judge presiding over the lawsuit.—
Corky Siemaszko,
NBC news,
13 May 2025
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On Friday, the rapper’s legal team is set to sit Moretti through another deposition, or a sworn interview with a witness conducted before a trial.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
12 May 2025
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With a state-of-the-art new factory and a Honda works engine supply arriving from 2026, the feeling has long been that Aston’s foundations are coming together.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
31 May 2025
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The problem is especially pronounced in Arizona’s rural areas, many of which don’t have groundwater regulations, and little backup supply from rivers.—
Ella Nilsen,
CNN Money,
31 May 2025
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The pilot program, funded by the city’s tourism budget, was initiated in December with $200,000 distributed to 20 restaurants.—
David Hudnall,
Kansas City Star,
30 May 2025
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But recent federal funding cuts mean Feeding South Florida’s budget is about to shrink by more than 30%.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
30 May 2025
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“Deposit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deposit. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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