a sum of money paid into a bank or building society account

cash funds which are an alternative to bank or building society deposits

a sum payable as a first instalment on the purchase of something or as a pledge for a contract, the balance being payable later

we've saved enough for a deposit on a house

a layer or mass of accumulated matter

the deposits of salt on the paintwork

the action of placing something in a specified place

the deposit of a thesis in a library gives no guarantee of copyright protection

I'd like to make a deposit

put or set down (something or someone) in a specific place

he deposited a pile of school books on the kitchen table

place (something) somewhere for safekeeping

a vault in which guests may deposit valuable property