Picture setting something down and leaving it in a place. That single act of 'putting down to rest there' runs through the whole word: money put down and left in a bank (a deposit), money put down up front to hold a deal, and matter laid down by a river or built up over time. Wherever something is set down and stays, that's deposit.
From the word’s history
Deposit is Latin de- 'down' + ponere 'to put/place' — literally 'to put down'. Every sense, money or mineral, is still that: something placed down and left. The money senses are 'put down and entrust', the mineral senses are 'laid down by nature'.
deposit 由拉丁 de-（向下）＋ ponere（放置）構成，字面就是「放下」。不論講錢還是講礦物，每個意思都還是這個動作：把東西擺下來、留在那。錢的那幾義是「放下並託付」，礦物那幾義是「被自然一層層鋪下」。
Etymonline (etymonline.com/word/deposit): from Latin depositus, de- 'down' + ponere 'to place'.
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原始詞典資料12 筆記錄
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depositnoun/dɪˈpɒz.ɪt/
- 1
geographygeologynatural-sciencesSediment or rock that is not native to its present location or is different from the surrounding material. Sometimes refers to ore or gems.
- Newly discovered oil and gas deposits at Nan-ch'ung in Szechwan also promise to be of increasing importance.
- 2
lawBailment of personal property to be kept gratuitously for the bailor (depositor) and without any benefit to the bailee (depositary), e.g. for storage, carriage, repair, etc.
- 3
bankingbusinessMoney placed in a bank account, as for safekeeping or to earn interest.
- make a deposit (put money in an account)
- 4
Anything left behind on a surface.
- a mineral deposit
- a deposit of seaweed on the shore
- 5
businessfinanceA sum of money or other asset given as an initial payment, to show good faith, or to reserve something for purchase.
- They put down a deposit on the apartment.
- 6
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
- 7
A place of deposit; a depository.
depositverb/dɪˈpɒz.ɪt/
- 1
To lay down; to place; to put.
- A crocodile deposits her eggs in the sand.
- The waters deposited a rich alluvium.
- 2
To lay up or away for safekeeping; to put up; to store.
- to deposit goods in a warehouse
- 3
To entrust one's assets to the care of another. Sometimes done as collateral.
- 4
To put money or funds into an account.
- I had to deposit two months' rent into my landlord's account before he gave me the keys.
- 5
To lay aside; to rid oneself of.
- reform and deposit his error
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