A coating or crust left on a surface, as by evaporation or electrolysis.
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A depository.
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A partial or initial payment of a cost or debt: left a $100 deposit toward the purchase of a stereo system.
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A sediment or precipitate that has settled out of a solution.
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A sum of money given as security for an item acquired for temporary use.
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verb-intransitive
To become deposited; settle.
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verb-transitive
To give as partial payment or security.
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To give over or entrust for safekeeping.
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To lay down or leave behind by a natural process: layers of sediment that were deposited on the ocean floor; glaciers that deposited their debris as they melted.
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To put (money) in a bank or financial account.
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To put or set down; place.
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verb
To place especially for safekeeping or as a pledge.
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To put in a bank.
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To lay down .
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To let fall (as sediment).
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To become .
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