Situate vs Deposit - What's the difference?
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To place on or into a physical location. Most commonly used adjectivally in past participle.
To place or put into an intangible place or position, such as social, ethical, fictional, etc. Most commonly used adjectivally in past participle and often used figuratively.
Situated.
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* Milton
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.
(finance) A sum of money or other asset given as an initial payment, to show good faith, or to reserve something for purchase.
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.
To lay down; to place; to put.
* Jeremy Taylor
To lay up or away for safekeeping; to put up; to store.
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.
Situate is a related term of deposit.
As verbs the difference between situate and deposit
is that situate is to place on or into a physical location most commonly used adjectivally in past participle while deposit is to lay down; to place; to put.As an adjective situate
is situated.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.situate
English
Alternative forms
* scituateVerb
(situat)- The statue is situated''' in a corner hardly visible to the public, except through a window from an outside maintenance area '''situated behind the building.
- The mayor is situated between probable censure and possible recall.
Adjective
(en adjective)- Wadley in Berkshire is situate in a vale, though not so fertile a soil as some vales afford […].
- Pleasure situate in hill and dale.
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English
Alternative forms
* depositeNoun
(en noun)- a mineral deposit
- a deposit of seaweed on the shore
- They put a deposit on the apartment.
Derived terms
* security deposit * container-deposit * bottle deposit * can depositSee also
* refundableVerb
(en verb)- A crocodile deposits her eggs in the sand.
- The waters deposited a rich alluvium.
- The fear is deposited in conscience.
- to deposit goods in a warehouse
- (Hammond)