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deposit
A	noun
	1	deposit, deposition
			the act of putting something somewhere
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚action ╚change ╚change of magnitude ╚increase; step-up ╚accumulation; accrual; accruement ╚buildup ╚deposit, deposition ╚repositing; reposition; storage; warehousing
	2	depository, deposit, repository
			a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping
		Category Tree: entity ╚object; physical object ╚artifact; artefact ╚facility; installation ╚depository, deposit, repository ╚treasury ╚storehouse; depot; entrepot; storage; store ╚sperm bank ╚repertory ╚museum ╚lost-and-found ╚library; depository library ╚drop ╚bank; bank building ╚archive; archives
	3	deposit
			a payment given as a guarantee that an obligation will be met
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚relation ╚social relation ╚communication ╚message; content; subject matter; substance ╚commitment; dedication ╚assurance; pledge ╚guarantee; warrant; warrantee; warranty ╚deposit
	4	sediment, deposit
			matter deposited by some natural process
		Category Tree: entity ╚substance; matter ╚sediment, deposit ╚evaporite ╚salt lick; lick ╚lees ╚dregs; grounds; settlings ╚alluvial sediment; alluvial deposit; alluvium; alluvion
	5	deposit, sedimentation, alluviation
			the phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating
		Category Tree: phenomenon ╚natural phenomenon ╚geological phenomenon ╚deposit, sedimentation, alluviation ╚lode; load
	6	deposit
			money given as security for an article acquired for temporary use; "his deposit was refunded when he returned the car"
		Category Tree: possession ╚transferred property; transferred possession ╚security; surety ╚deposit
	7	down payment, deposit
			a partial payment made at the time of purchase; the balance to be paid later
		Category Tree: possession ╚transferred property; transferred possession ╚loss ╚financial loss ╚outgo; expenditure; outlay ╚cost ╚payment ╚down payment, deposit ╚margin; security deposit
	8	deposit, bank deposit
			money deposited in a bank
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚relation ╚social relation ╚communication ╚signal; signaling; sign ╚indicator ╚reference point; point of reference; reference ╚standard; criterion; measure; touchstone ╚medium of exchange; monetary system ╚money ╚fund; monetary fund ╚deposit, bank deposit ╚demand deposit
	9	deposition, deposit
			the natural process of laying down a deposit of something
		Category Tree: phenomenon ╚process ╚increase; increment; growth ╚accretion; accumulation ╚deposition, deposit ╚superposition ╚redeposition ╚pigmentation ╚electrodeposition
B	verb
	1	lodge, wedge, stick, deposit
			fix, force, or implant; "lodge a bullet in the table"
		Category Tree: connect; link; tie; link up ╚attach ╚fasten; fix; secure ╚lodge, wedge, stick, deposit ╚redeposit
	2	situate, fix, posit, deposit
			put (something somewhere) firmly; "She posited her hand on his shoulder"; "deposit the suitcase on the bench"; "fix your eyes on this spot"
		Category Tree: move; displace ╚put; set; place; pose; position; lay ╚situate, fix, posit, deposit ╚sediment ╚bury
	3	deposit, bank
			put into a bank account; "She deposites her paycheck every month"
		Category Tree: transfer ╚give ╚deposit, bank ╚redeposit

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