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Deposit vs Idle - What's the difference?

deposit | idle |

In lang=en terms the difference between deposit and idle

is that deposit is to put money or funds into an account while idle is of an engine: to run at a slow speed, or out of gear; to tick over.

As verbs the difference between deposit and idle

is that deposit is to lay down; to place; to put while idle is to spend in idleness; to waste; to consume.

As a noun deposit

is sediment or rock that is not native to its present location or is different from the surrounding material sometimes refers to ore or gems.

As an adjective idle is

(lb) empty, vacant.

deposit

English

Alternative forms

* deposite

Noun

(en noun)
  • Sediment or rock that is not native to its present location or is different from the surrounding material. Sometimes refers to ore or gems.
  • That which is placed anywhere, or in anyone's hands, for safekeeping; something entrusted to the care of another.
  • (banking) Money placed in an account.
  • Anything left behind on a surface.
  • a mineral deposit
    a deposit of seaweed on the shore
  • (finance) A sum of money or other asset given as an initial payment, to show good faith, or to reserve something for purchase.
  • They put a deposit on the apartment.
  • 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
  • A place of deposit; a depository.
  • Derived terms

    * security deposit * container-deposit * bottle deposit * can deposit

    See also

    * refundable

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To lay down; to place; to put.
  • A crocodile deposits her eggs in the sand.
    The waters deposited a rich alluvium.
  • * Jeremy Taylor
  • The fear is deposited in conscience.
  • To lay up or away for safekeeping; to put up; to store.
  • to deposit goods in a warehouse
  • To entrust one's assets to the care of another. Sometimes done as collateral.
  • To put money or funds into an account.
  • To lay aside; to rid oneself of.
  • (Hammond)

    Antonyms

    * withdrawal

    Anagrams

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    idle

    English

    (wikipedia idle)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (lb) Empty, vacant.
  • Not turned to appropriate use; not occupied.
  • :
  • Not engaged in any occupation or employment; unemployed; inactive; doing nothing.
  • :
  • *
  • *:Molly the dairymaid came a little way from the rickyard, and said she would pluck the pigeon that very night after work. She was always ready to do anything for us boys; and we could never quite make out why they scolded her so for an idle hussy indoors. It seemed so unjust. Looking back, I recollect she had very beautiful brown eyes.
  • Averse to work, labor or employment; lazy; slothful.
  • :
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  • *:“I don't mean all of your friends—only a small proportion—which, however, connects your circle with that deadly, idle , brainless bunch—the insolent chatterers at the opera, the gorged dowagers, the worn-out, passionless men, the enervated matrons of the summer capital,!”
  • Of no importance; useless; worthless; vain; trifling; thoughtless; silly.
  • :
  • (lb) Light-headed; foolish.
  • :(Ford)
  • Derived terms

    * idle hands are the devil's workshop * idle pulley * idle wheel

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Verb

    (idl)
  • To spend in idleness; to waste; to consume.
  • To lose or spend time doing nothing, or without being employed in business.
  • to idle in an IRC channel
  • * 1939 , Joan Evans, Chateaubriand (page 32)
  • He had already heard of the young man's projected journey — evidently the Comte de Combourg had written many letters while his son idled at St. Malo
  • Of an engine: to run at a slow speed, or out of gear; to tick over.
  • References

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    Anagrams

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