# deposit

> English word · Noun · IPA /dɪˈpɒz.ɪt/ · frequency rank #4,750

## Definitions
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.
4. Anything left behind on a surface.
5. A sum of money or other asset given as an initial payment, to show good faith, or to reserve something for purchase.
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.

## Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *de
Proto-Italic *dē
Latin dē
Latin dē-
Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó
Proto-Indo-European *h₂pó
Proto-Indo-European *teḱ-der.
Proto-Indo-European *tḱey-der.
Proto-Italic *sinō
Proto-Italic *pozinō
Old Latin *poznō
Latin pōnō
Latin dēpōnō
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Italic *-tos
Latin -tus
Latin deposituslbor.
English deposit
Learned borrowing from Latin depositus, past participle of depono (“put down”). Doublet of depot.

## Easily confused with
- **depot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deposit-vs-depot)
- **deposits** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deposit-vs-deposits)
- **deposited** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deposit-vs-deposited)
- **deport** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deport-vs-deposit)
- **depose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/depose-vs-deposit)

## Common misspellings (10)
`ddeposit`, `deopsit`, `depoist`, `depositt`, `depossit`, `deposti`, `depposit`, `depsoit`, `dpeosit`, `edposit`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/deposit