How to Use depositary in a Sentence

depositary

noun
  • As of Wednesday’s close, its global depositary receipts had climbed 17% from the offer price.
    Washington Post, 18 Sep. 2019
  • The assistance includes securing the records and speaking with the depositary and the custodian.
    Laxmi Corp, The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 July 2023
  • The company’s American depositary receipts jumped as much as 7.9% in U.S. over-the-counter trading Thursday.
    Eyk Henning, Bloomberg.com, 15 May 2020
  • Takeda’s American depositary receipts are down about 35% this year, largely because of concerns that the company is taking on too much debt.
    Charley Grant, WSJ, 3 Dec. 2018
  • The net profit was equivalent to 14 Mexican centavos a share, or 15 U.S. cents per American depositary receipt.
    Anthony Harrup, WSJ, 12 Feb. 2019
  • Shares of Chinese internet and technology companies jumped in Hong Kong on the last day of the year, following a surge in their corresponding American depositary receipts overnight.
    Michael Wursthorn, WSJ, 31 Dec. 2021
  • Nintendo’s stock looks relatively affordable despite its recent gains, with its American depositary receipt trading at a price-to-earnings ratio that’s less than half its five-year average.
    Lucinda Shen, Fortune, 19 Jan. 2018
  • Didi’s American depositary receipts plunged 24% over the period as China’s Internet regulator opened a security review and then ordered stores to remove the Didi app.
    Fortune, 7 July 2021
  • Its American depositary receipts added nearly 5% premarket, while counterpart JD.com advanced roughly 7%.
    James Willhite, WSJ, 29 Nov. 2022

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'depositary.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: