deposit
/dɪˈpɑ.zɪt/noun, verb
deposit is spelled D-E-P-O-S-I-T: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 17 times per million words in written English, the 4,752nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, deposit means “Sediment or rock that is not native to its present location or is different from the surrounding material. Sometimes refers to ore or gems” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of deposit is deposits.
How many letters and syllables are in deposit?
| Letters | 7: D-E-P-O-S-I-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 17 times per million words; the 4,752nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is deposit?
Deposit appears 17 times per million words in written English, the 4,752nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce deposit?
- UK /dɪˈpɒz.ɪt/
- US /dɪˈpɑ.zɪt/
Deposit has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-deposit.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with deposit?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as deposit from its last stressed vowel (/ɑzɪt/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: topside.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of deposit
- deposits plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- deposite
- depositing participle, present
- deposited participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does deposit mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Sediment or rock that is not native to its present location or is different from the surrounding material. Sometimes refers to ore or gems.
- 2
Bailment of personal property to be kept gratuitously for the bailor (depositor) and without any benefit to the bailee (depositary), e.g. for storage, carriage, repair, etc.
- 3
Money placed in a bank account, as for safekeeping or to earn interest.
make a deposit (put money in an account)
- 4
Anything left behind on a surface.
a mineral deposit
- 5
A sum of money or other asset given as an initial payment, to show good faith, or to reserve something for purchase.
They put down a deposit on the apartment.
- 6
A sum of money given as a security for a borrowed item, which will be given back when the item is returned, e.g., a bottle deposit or can deposit
- 7
A place of deposit; a depository.
verb
- 1
To lay down; to place; to put.
A crocodile deposits her eggs in the sand.
- 2
To lay up or away for safekeeping; to put up; to store.
to deposit goods in a warehouse
- 3
To entrust one's assets to the care of another. Sometimes done as collateral.
- 4
To put money or funds into an account.
I had to deposit two months' rent into my landlord's account before he gave me the keys.
- 5
To lay aside; to rid oneself of.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate deposit?
Wiktionary records 2 abbreviations of deposit: dep, dep..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Deposit in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | dépôt, gisement , acompte, arrhes , déposer |
| German | Ablagerung, Vorkommen , Verwahrung, Hinterlegung , Einzahlung , Depot |
| Portuguese | depósito , entrada , depositar , empenho |
| Spanish | depósito , empeño , depositar |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.