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单词 depository
释义

depository

[ dih-poz-i-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]
/ dɪˈpɒz ɪˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /
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noun, plural de·pos·i·to·ries.

a place where something is deposited or stored, as for safekeeping: the night depository of a bank.
a depositary; trustee.

adjective

of or relating to a depository or depositories: the depository role of a bank.

Origin of depository

1650–60; (def. 1) <Medieval Latin dēpositōrium;(def. 2) deposit + -ory1 (noun use of adj. suffix)

OTHER WORDS FROM depository

non·de·pos·i·to·ry, adjectivepre·de·pos·i·to·ry, noun, plural pre·de·pos·i·to·ries.sub·de·pos·i·to·ry, noun, plural sub·de·pos·i·to·ries.

Words nearby depository

deposit account, depositary, deposition, deposit money, depositor, depository, depository library, deposit slip, depot, depot injection, Depp
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British Dictionary definitions for depository

depository
/ (dɪˈpɒzɪtərɪ, -trɪ) /

noun plural -ries

a store, such as a warehouse, for furniture, valuables, etc; repository
a variant spelling of depositary (def. 1)

Word Origin for depository

C17 (in the sense: place of a deposit): from Medieval Latin dēpositōrium; C18 (in the sense: depositary): see deposit, -ory 1
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