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depository

de·pos·i·to·ry
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dih-poz-i-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]
    • /dɪˈpɒz ɪˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/
    • /dɪˈpɒz.ɪ.tər.i/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dih-poz-i-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]
    • /dɪˈpɒz ɪˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/

Definitions of depository word

  • countable noun depository A depository is a place where objects can be stored safely. 3
  • noun depository a store, such as a warehouse, for furniture, valuables, etc; repository 3
  • noun depository a place where things are put for safekeeping; storehouse 3
  • noun depository a trustee; depositary 3
  • noun plural depository a place where something is deposited or stored, as for safekeeping: the night depository of a bank. 1
  • noun plural depository a depositary; trustee. 1
See all 10 definitions of depository

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Origin of depository

First appearance:

before 1650
One of the 45% oldest English words
1650-60; (def 1) < Medieval Latin dēpositōrium; (def 2) deposit + -ory1 (noun use of adj. suffix)

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Parts of speech for Depository

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Depository

depository popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for depository

noun depository

  • cache — A cache is a quantity of things such as weapons that have been hidden.
  • repository — a receptacle or place where things are deposited, stored, or offered for sale: a repository for discarded clothing.
  • repertory — a type of theatrical presentation in which a company presents several works regularly or in alternate sequence in one season.
  • museum — a building or place where works of art, scientific specimens, or other objects of permanent value are kept and displayed.
  • safe — secure from liability to harm, injury, danger, or risk: a safe place.
All 19 Synonyms of depository

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Related words

  • american depository receipt

    a negotiable receipt similar to a stock certificate, registered in the owner's name and showing ownership of shares in a foreign company, held by a foreign branch of a U.S. bank or its overseas correspondent bank.

  • british museum

    a museum in London, founded in 1753: contains one of the world's richest collections of antiquities and (until 1997) most of the British Library

  • depository library

    a library designated by law to receive without charge all or a selection of the official publications of a government.

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    a government office and depository in which records and civil registers are kept and civil marriages performed.
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