depository

English

Etymology

From Medieval Latin depositorium, from Latin depositum, past participle of depono

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /dɪˈpɒzɪtɹi/
(US) IPA^(key): /dɪˈpɑzɪtɔɹi/

Noun

depository (plural depositories)

A place where something is deposited, as for storage, safekeeping, or preservation; a repository.
A trustee; a depositary.

Antonyms

nondepository

Translations

a place where something is deposited

Armenian: դարան (hy) (daran)
Bulgarian: склад (bg) m (sklad), хранилище (bg) n (hranílište)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 倉庫 (zh), 仓库 (zh) (cāngkù)
French: dépôt (fr) m

Georgian: საცავი (sacavi)
German: Depot (de) n
Japanese: 倉庫 (ja) (そうこ, sōko)
Polish: depozytariusz
Russian: склад (ru) m (sklad), храни́лище (ru) n (xranílišče), депозита́рий (ru) m (depozitárij)

a trustee; a depositary

Russian: храни́тель (ru) m (xranítelʹ), храни́тельница (ru) f (xranítelʹnica), доверенное (doverennoje) лицо́ (licó) (dovérennoje licó) n

Serbo-Croatian: depozitar (sh) m

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