deposits 1 of 2

noun

plural of deposit
1
as in reserves
a collection of things kept available for future use or need a deposit of ammunition under lock and key

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2
as in funds
a sum of money set aside for a particular purpose made a deposit at the bank every week

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deposits

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verb

present tense third-person singular of deposit
1
as in banks
to put in an account we quickly deposited the check in a bank account

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2
as in places
to arrange something in a certain spot or position deposited their luggage at the foot of the hotel bed

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Recent Examples of deposits
Noun
Relatives, employers, philanthropists, government organizations and charitable groups can make deposits, including company stock, into the accounts. — Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026 Uzbekistan holds vast deposits of rare earths and critical minerals, while neighboring Kazakhstan is the world’s leading producer of uranium, accounting for 40% of supplies. — semafor.com, 19 Oct. 2026 But easily accessible, clean copper deposits are running out fast. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2026 Since 2017, Tesla has collected numerous deposits of $50,000 from customers who wanted to reserve their Roadster. — Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026 Bring an accurate cash forecast that separates customer deposits from money available for operating costs, and discuss credit terms under a downside scenario. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Tesla | Via Reuters Nearly a decade after the company began collecting deposits for the electric sports car, Tesla last night finally revealed its next-generation Roadster. — CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026 Many of the office’s responsibilities, such as processing jury payments, opening and closing bank accounts, recording deposits and processing payments gradually have been transferred to other county offices. — Isaac Yu, Houston Chronicle, 16 Oct. 2026 The money typically covers production cashflow while a bank or institutional lender closes, as well as cast escrow and union deposits, production payroll and finishing funds. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026
Verb
LendingPoint approves loans for as little as $1,000, and typically deposits funds as soon as the next business day after signing. — Dan Avery, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026 The institution deposits the money and uses it to help pay for scholarships, travel, facilities, salaries and sports that might produce little revenue of their own. — Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026 The manufacturing technology deposits continuous reinforcement during 3D printing. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026 Rather than dramatically changing your natural hair color, a gloss deposits tone onto the hair and can soften the appearance of gray while adding shine. — Casey Delbasso, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026 Think of it as a stamp that presses into the top layer of your skin, and deposits pigment instead of puncturing the skin thousands of times. — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 6 Aug. 2026 The lightweight cream deposits a subtle wash of color, and blends tracelessly to create a fresh-faced, no-makeup-makeup finish. — Sophie Wirt, InStyle, 30 June 2026 This is one in which the user deposits cash that serves as its’ purchase limit. — Jim Gorzelany, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026 The spinner in Burgess Park, London deposits its users at Blessington Street Basin in Dublin. — Literary Hub, 17 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deposits
  1. reserves
  2. funds
  3. banks
  4. places
  5. budgets
  6. saves
  7. puts
  8. positions
Noun
  • The acquisition of 100 percent of ZO Skin Health will be made in an all-cash transaction and funded through cash reserves and bank financing.
    — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Deep-sea mining companies are targeting this vast reserves of metal-rich nodules to power the electric vehicle market.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026
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Noun
  • Furthermore, using opioid abatement funds, the county has expanded youth and family support services, co-responder units and other harm-reduction services.
    — Joshua Barocas, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Escobar and two other union leaders were suspended from their positions last year after Powell raised concerns about board members’ financial record keeping and use of funds.
    — Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of funds
Verb
  • Four minute into the game, Pop Isaacs banks a 3-pointer to put the Aggies ahead 8-4.
    — Joseph Duarte, Houston Chronicle, 21 Mar. 2026
  • Investment banks Arctic Securities and ABG Sundal Collier have also opened new offices.
    — Jeremy Savory, Forbes.com, 18 Feb. 2026
Definition of banks
Verb
  • France, unlike the United States, places strict limits on campaign spending, but money still shapes the broader political ecosystem.
    — Nicholas Bequelin, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The culture in the village places a lot of value on the nuclear family.
    — Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of places
Noun
  • Morale will need tweaking, budgets adjusting and a slew of new lunches will be scheduled.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
  • What’s more, many creators have moved from a position of authenticity to becoming a primary distribution vehicle for ad budgets.
    — William Daddi, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of budgets
Verb
  • While uptight Elinor excels at hiding her feelings for the similarly taciturn Edward, Marianne goes wild (nearly feral, really) when new neighbor Willoughby saves her from physical injury (literally sweeping her off her feet and a wincing ankle).
    — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2026
  • These missions are clearly well-intentioned, and every skimmer removed saves families from being deprived of food.
    — Eli Hager, ProPublica, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of saves
Verb
  • In big cities, people like this tend to pay rent, which often puts them—to borrow some Marxist terminology—in an antagonistic relationship with the local petite bourgeoisie.
    — Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026
  • As Hal puts it the next morning, the chilling effect is very effective.
    — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of puts
Verb
  • Seyfried’s involvement in the doc summits in its beguiling final sequence, which positions Fielder and Seyfried as two sides of a conversation about what kind of person Holmes is.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Soapy, salacious and steamy romance stories might have popularized the microdrama format globally, but the first episode of The Agency positions the series as an office comedy with quick cuts and wink-wink lines and visuals.
    — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of positions

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