depository
depository Lexical Profile
depository Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A building, room, or receptacle where money, valuables, records, or goods are placed for safekeeping or storage.
"The armoured truck delivered the day's receipts to the bank's night depository."
A financial institution, such as a commercial bank, savings association, or credit union, that is legally authorized to accept monetary deposits from customers.
"The board voted to transfer the municipal reserve funds to an approved state depository."
• adjective
Relating to, functioning as, or designated for the safekeeping or deposit of funds, securities, or official documents.
"The university operates a federal depository library that grants the public free access to government publications."
Word Nuance & Usage
Do not confuse 'depository' (a place where things are stored for safekeeping) with 'depositary' (traditionally the person, trustee, or institution to whom something is entrusted, though the two are now often used interchangeably for institutions).
• Rhymes for depository
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the 17th century from Medieval Latin depositorium ('a place of deposit'), from Latin depositus, the past participle of deponere ('to lay down' or 'to entrust').