The fear is deposited in conscience. --Jer. Taylor.
2. To lay up or away for safe keeping; to put up; to store;
as, to deposit goods in a warehouse.
3. To lodge in some one's hands for safe keeping; to commit
to the custody of another; to intrust; esp., to place in a
bank, as a sum of money subject to order.
4. To lay aside; to rid one's self of. [Obs.]
If what is written prove useful to you, to the
depositing that which I can not but deem an error.
--Hammond.
Note: Both this verb and the noun following were formerly
written {deposite}.
The deposit already formed affording to the
succeeding portion of the charged fluid a basis.
--Kirwan.
2. (Mining) A natural occurrence of a useful mineral under
the conditions to invite exploitation. --Raymond.
3. That which is placed anywhere, or in any one's hands, for
safe keeping; something intrusted to the care of another;
esp., money lodged with a bank or banker, subject to
order; anything given as pledge or security.
4. (Law)
(a) A bailment of money or goods to be kept gratuitously
for the bailor.
(b) Money lodged with a party as earnest or security for
the performance of a duty assumed by the person
depositing.
5. A place of deposit; a depository. [R.]
{Bank of deposit}. See under {Bank}.
{In deposit}, or {On deposit}, in trust or safe keeping as a
deposit; as, coins were received on deposit.