Deposit

Tamil Meaning

English Meaning

1. To put or set down; place.
2. To lay down or leave behind by a natural process: layers of sediment that were deposited on the ocean floor; glaciers that deposited their debris as they melted.
3. To give over or entrust for safekeeping.
4. To put (money) in a bank or financial account.
5. To give as partial payment or security.
6. To become deposited; settle.
7. Something, such as money, that is entrusted for safekeeping, as in a bank.
8. The condition of being deposited: funds on deposit with a broker.
9. A partial or initial payment of a cost or debt: left a $100 deposit toward the purchase of a stereo system.
10. A sum of money given as security for an item acquired for temporary use.
11. A depository.
12. Something deposited, especially by a natural process, as:
13. Geology A concentration of mineral matter or sediment in a layer, vein, or pocket: iron ore deposits; rich deposits of oil and natural gas.
14. Physiology An accumulation of organic or inorganic material, such as a lipid or mineral, in a body tissue, structure, or fluid.
15. A sediment or precipitate that has settled out of a solution.
16. A coating or crust left on a surface, as by evaporation or electrolysis.