deposit

1. N-COUNT A deposit is a sum of money which is part of the full price of something, and which you pay when you agree to buy it. 保証金

The initial deposit required to open an account is a minimum 100 dollars. 開戶需要的首筆存入額是至少100美元。

2. N-COUNT A deposit is a sum of money which is in a bank account or savings account, especially a sum which will be left there for some time. 存款

3. N-COUNT A deposit is an amount of a substance that has been left somewhere as a result of a chemical or geological process. 沉積物; 鑛牀

...underground deposits of gold and diamonds. …黃金和鑽石的地下鑛牀。

4. N-COUNT A deposit is a sum of money which you pay when you start renting something. The money is returned to you if you do not damage what you have rented. 押金[usu sing]

I put down a $500 security deposit for another apartment. 我爲另一套公寓支付了$500押金。

5. N-COUNT A deposit is a sum of money which you put into a bank account. 銀行存款

She told me I should make a deposit every week and they'd stamp my book. 她告訴我我每周都要存一次錢，而他們會在我的存折上蓋印。

6. V-T If you deposit a sum of money, you put it into a bank account or savings account. 存儲

The customer has to deposit a minimum of $100 monthly. 顧客每月必須至少存入$100。

7. V-T To deposit someone or something somewhere means to put them or leave them there. 放置

Mr. Crenshaw deposited the boys and their suitcases on Mr. Peck's lawn. 尅倫肖先生把男孩子和他們的手提箱畱在了派尅先生的草坪上。

8. V-T If you deposit something somewhere, you put it where it will be safe until it is needed again. 寄存

You are advised to deposit valuables in the hotel safe. 建議您將貴重物品寄存在旅館的保險櫃裡。