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| Date: | 1500-1600 |
| Language: | Latin |
| Origin: | depositus, past participle of deponere; DEPOSE |
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deposit2
1 [transitive always + adverb/preposition] formal to put something down in a particular place : 
The female deposits her eggs directly into the water.
The female deposits her eggs directly into the water.2 [transitive] to leave a layer of a substance on the surface of something, especially gradually : As the river slows down, it deposits a layer of soil.
As the river slows down, it deposits a layer of soil.3 [transitive] to put money or something valuable in a bank or other place where it will be safe
deposit something with somebody/something The dollars are then deposited with banks outside the USA.
The dollars are then deposited with banks outside the USA.