depository

noun

de·​pos·​i·​to·​ry di-ˈpä-zə-ˌtȯr-ē 

plural depositories

1

: depositary sense 1

a depository of ancient tradition

2

: a place where something is placed or deposited especially for safekeeping

a book depository

a depository for government funds

Synonyms

• depot
• magazine
• repository
• storage
• storehouse
• warehouse

Examples of depository in a Sentence

The bank is used as a depository for government funds.

Recent Examples on the Web

Parks, vacant land and the Des Plaines River all became giant snow depositories. —Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2025

The move follows a near 8% fall in Tencent’s U.S. depository receipts on Wall Street. —Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 7 Jan. 2025

Non-interest income decreased by 60.0% to $0.6 million, impacted by lower depository and loan fees and a loss on loan sales. —Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024

With four weeks remaining, the daily depository of proposed and final rules and regulations is poised to exceed 100,000 pages. —Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024

Word History

Etymology

see deposit entry 1

First Known Use

1656, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing depository

• depository library
• night depository

Kids Definition

depository

noun

de·​pos·​i·​to·​ry di-ˈpäz-ə-ˌtōr-ē 

-ˌtȯr-

plural depositories

: a place where something is deposited especially for safekeeping

Legal Definition

depository

noun

de·​pos·​i·​to·​ry di-ˈpä-zə-ˌtōr-ē 

plural depositories

1

: a place where something is deposited especially for safekeeping

night depository

specifically : a bank chosen for the depositing of government funds

2

: depositary