reposit

re·pos·it

R r

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ri-poz-it]
- /rɪˈpɒz ɪt/
- /ˌriːˈpɒzɪt /

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ri-poz-it]
- /rɪˈpɒz ɪt/

Definitions of reposit word

verb with object reposit to put back; replace. 1
verb with object reposit to lay up or store; deposit. 1
verb reposit to put away, deposit, or store up 0
verb transitive reposit to deposit or store, as for safekeeping 0
verb transitive reposit to replace 0

See all 5 definitions of reposit

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Origin of reposit

First appearance:

before 1635

One of the 43% oldest English words

1635-45; < Latin repositus (past participle of repōnere to replace), equivalent to re- re- + posit(us), past participle of pōnere to place, put; see posit

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Parts of speech for Reposit

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Reposit

reposit popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

reposit usage trend in Literature

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