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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
Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Total deposits increased 11% from the third quarter of 2024 and 2% from the second quarter of 2025.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2025
When Clair turned up on Tuesday — deposited in the early hours, wrapped in cloth, much in the same way that she had been taken — area residents rejoiced.
—Aishvarya Kavi, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Next, complete a deposit with a secure payment method, like a credit card.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Total deposits increased 11% from the third quarter of 2024 and 2% from the second quarter of 2025.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
The result has been an onslaught of scams targeting US users, many of whom have been tricked into depositing their funds through fraudulent cryptocurrency investment schemes.
—PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2025
When Clair turned up on Tuesday — deposited in the early hours, wrapped in cloth, much in the same way that she had been taken — area residents rejoiced.
—Aishvarya Kavi, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deposit
Noun
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The Maurepas is known to be resting under layers of sediment about 50 feet below the waterline.—
Chrissie McClatchie,
Robb Report,
20 Oct. 2025
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Though the structures appear to only be heads, many of them have full bodies that have been concealed by sediment over the centuries.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
19 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Mingo was placed on the reserve list before the regular season due to a knee injury.—
Jordan Sigler,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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The game’s financial reserves were exhausted when COVID-19 forced the 2020 and 2021 contests to be canceled.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Oct. 2025
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His conviction stemmed from a series of criminal schemes, including submitting false campaign finance documents, misusing donor identities to route funds for personal and campaign use, and providing fraudulent information to the New York State Department of Labor and the House of Representatives.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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These funds provide supplemental instruction in reading and math, professional development for teachers, resources for parent involvement, and services for students experiencing homelessness.—
Grace Tucker,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
18 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The designer will bank on the experience piled during her previous gigs.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
16 Oct. 2025
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And while Oracle’s turn to AMD’s artificial intelligence chips — hence diversifying from Nvidia graphics processing units — might not be pleasant news for Jensen Huang, spreading out concentration risk could be a positive outcome for investors banking on AI to continue the market rally.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Pair it with tights, knee-high boots, and a denim jacket for an effortlessly put together look.—
Mia Huelsbeck,
PEOPLE,
19 Oct. 2025
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This could further drive up longtime residents’ property tax bills and put them at risk of losing their homes to the land bank eventually, too.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
18 Oct. 2025
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The plan was to get Holmes out of town to set up a new life in Hawaii, according to deposition testimony and interviews with Holmes.—
Luke Cyphers,
Sportico.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Author Colleen Hoover, 45, whose bestselling novel inspired the adaptation, sat for a deposition recently, according to sources.—
Elizabeth Rosner,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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Indian officials have argued that it if the country were to stop buying Russian oil, a plan must be put in place to stabilize energy markets, along with a contingency to fill the shortfall in supply if Russian barrels are taken off the market.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
22 Oct. 2025
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New Jerseyans’ electricity rates rose roughly 20% at the start of June as a result of price-setting capacity auctions—the market where power producers are paid to guarantee future supply.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
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The move comes months after the Coast Guard requested a $50 million budget increase, reportedly in an effort to replace Noem's aging jet with a new long-range Gulfstream V jet.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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That conversational access to the fine print not only saves keystrokes, but also reduces miscommunication, which is often the silent culprit behind change-order disputes and blown budgets.—
Jon Stojan,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Deposit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deposit. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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