deposit

noun

1. the act of putting something somewhere

Synonym: deposition

2. a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping

Synonym: depositorydepositaryrepository

3. a payment given as a guarantee that an obligation will be met

4. matter that has been deposited by some natural process

Synonym: sediment

5. the phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating

Synonym: sedimentationalluviation

6. money given as security for an article acquired for temporary use

e.g. his deposit was refunded when he returned the car

7. a partial payment made at the time of purchase
the balance to be paid later

Synonym: down payment

8. money deposited in a bank or some similar institution

Synonym: bank deposit

9. the natural process of laying down a deposit of something

Synonym: deposition

verb

1. put, fix, force, or implant

e.g. lodge a bullet in the table
stick your thumb in the crack

Synonym: lodgewedgestick

2. put (something somewhere) firmly

e.g. She posited her hand on his shoulder
deposit the suitcase on the bench
fix your eyes on this spot

Synonym: situatefixposit

3. put into a bank account

e.g. She deposits her paycheck every month

Synonym: bank

1. 订金;保证金
A deposit is a sum of money which is part of the full price of something, and which you pay when you agree to buy it.

e.g. A £50 deposit is required when ordering, and the balance is due upon delivery.
订货时需要交50英镑的订金，货到后余款结清。

2. (租赁的)押金
A deposit is a sum of money which you pay when you start renting something. The money is returned to you if you do not damage what you have rented.

deposit的反义词

e.g. It is common to ask for the equivalent of a month's rent as a deposit.
要求交一个月的房租作押金是很常见的。

3. (尤指定期)存款
A deposit is a sum of money which is in a bank account or savings account, especially a sum which will be left there for some time.

4. 竞选保证金(参加议会或欧洲选举时提交，如获一定比例选票便可返还)
A deposit is a sum of money which you have to pay if you want to be a candidate in a parliamentary or European election. The money is returned to you if you receive more than a certain percentage of the votes.

e.g. The Tory candidate lost his deposit.
这名托利党候选人连竞选保证金都搭进去了。

5. 沉淀物;沉积物
A deposit is an amount of a substance that has been left somewhere as a result of a chemical or geological process.

e.g. After 10 minutes the surplus material is washed away and any remaining deposit examined with ultra violet light.
10分钟后剩余的物质被冲洗掉，任何残留的沉淀物则会用紫外线进行检测。
e.g. ...underground deposits of gold and diamonds.
地下金矿和金刚石矿

6. 放下;放置;丢下
To deposit someone or something somewhere means to put them or leave them there.

e.g. Someone was seen depositing a packet...
有人看见一个人放下了件小包裹。
e.g. Fritz deposited a glass and two bottles of beer in front of Wolfe...
弗里茨把一个玻璃杯和两瓶啤酒放在沃尔夫面前。

7. 存放;寄存
If you deposit something somewhere, you put it where it will be safe until it is needed again.

e.g. You are advised to deposit valuables in the hotel safe.
建议把贵重物品存放在宾馆的保险箱里。

8. 将（钱）存入银行（或储蓄）账户
If you deposit a sum of money, you pay it into a bank account or savings account.

e.g. The customer has to deposit a minimum of £100 monthly.
顾客必须每月至少存 100 英镑。

9. 使沉淀;使沉积
If a substance is deposited somewhere, it is left there as a result of a chemical or geological process.

deposit的近义词

e.g. The phosphate was deposited by the decay of marine microorganisms.
海洋微生物腐烂后沉积形成磷酸盐。

1. 定金：--定金(Deposit)租住申请人支付保留费(不超过1周的租金),确保租住申请被考虑期间房屋不会租出. 保留费显示申请人的诚意,但不能保证房屋必定会租予申请人. 假如房东或代理决定不批准租住申请,或在保留费支付后1周内未能作出决定,

2. 押金：租赁价格考点包括:房租(rent),押金(deposit),账单(bills),付款方式(payment),时间要求(time requirement在这部分中会出现很多数字信息考点. 最后,在了解过房屋信息后,对话双方可能会约定看房或搬家时间.

3. 沉积物：是一种含有氨基磺酸(sulfamic acid)成份之粉末状酸洗剂,并再添加润湿剂及颜色指示剂,特殊成份之润湿剂能加强酸洗剂去除沉积物(deposit)的表面反应效果,颜色指示剂则做为简易的判识以决定系统经酸洗剂清洗后是否已有效的将设备