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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Example sentences from the Web for depository

Specifically, the Banking Integrity Act would separate commercial (depository) and investment banking companies.
Bring Back That Wall!|Nomi Prins|December 16, 2009|DAILY BEAST
It was a dormitory for the drunken and homeless, a depository for all kinds of refuse.
The Leaven in a Great City|Lillian William Betts
In addition to the last daily paper, send me likewise the Observer, or any other weekly depository of domestic news.
The Life and Correspondence of Sir Isaac Brock|Ferdinand Brock Tupper
Did he ever say that any fellow worker at the Depository brought him to the house?
Warren Commission (3 of 26): Hearings Vol. III (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

From that time till 1863 the Chapter House was used as the depository of the public records.
Historical Description of Westminster Abbey|Anonymous
At six o'clock in the evening the 630th body had been recovered at the Cambria depository for corpses.
The Johnstown Horror|James Herbert Walker

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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单词	depository
释义	depository [ dih-poz-i-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ] / dɪˈpɒz ɪˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i / SEE SYNONYMS FOR depository ON THESAURUS.COM 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 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for depository Specifically, the Banking Integrity Act would separate commercial (depository) and investment banking companies. Bring Back That Wall!\|Nomi Prins\|December 16, 2009\|DAILY BEAST It was a dormitory for the drunken and homeless, a depository for all kinds of refuse. The Leaven in a Great City\|Lillian William Betts In addition to the last daily paper, send me likewise the Observer, or any other weekly depository of domestic news. The Life and Correspondence of Sir Isaac Brock\|Ferdinand Brock Tupper Did he ever say that any fellow worker at the Depository brought him to the house? Warren Commission (3 of 26): Hearings Vol. III (of 15)\|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy From that time till 1863 the Chapter House was used as the depository of the public records. Historical Description of Westminster Abbey\|Anonymous At six o'clock in the evening the 630th body had been recovered at the Cambria depository for corpses. The Johnstown Horror\|James Herbert Walker 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to depository cache, repository, storehouse, repertory, museum, safe, arsenal, collection, gallery, magazine, store, vault, warehouse, bunker, tomb, depot, archive, bank, safe-deposit box
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depository

noun, plural de·pos·i·to·ries.

adjective

Origin of depository

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British Dictionary definitions for depository

noun plural -ries

Word Origin for depository

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