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Deposited vs Depositee - What's the difference?

deposited | depositee |

As a verb deposited

is (deposit).

As a noun depositee is

the person with whom something is deposited.

deposited

English

Verb

(head)
  • (deposit)

  • 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

    * * *

    depositee

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The person with whom something is deposited
  • The lowest of the three population classes created by Pot Pol and the Khmer Rouge party in Kambodia after their revolution in the 1970's. These people were 'deposited' in the villages, after being removed from the cities.
  • References

    *OED 2nd edition 1989 * Pol Pot article in the Wikipedia