Definition of depositary Depositary

/dʌpɑˈzɪtɛˌɹi/ - [dupaziteree] - de•pos•i•tar•y

We found 8 definitions of depositary from 4 different sources.

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What does depositary mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

depositary - a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping
  depository, deposit, repository
  installation, facility the act of installing something (as equipment); "the telephone installation took only a few minutes"
  archive a depository containing historical records and documents
  bank building, bank a flight maneuver; aircraft tips laterally about its longitudinal axis (especially in turning); "the plane went into a steep bank"
  drop the act of dropping something; "they expected the drop would be successful"
  depository library, library a depository built to contain books and other materials for reading and study
  lost-and-found repository in a public building where lost articles can be kept until their owners reclaim them
  museum a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value
  repertory a storehouse where a stock of things is kept
  sperm bank a depository for storing sperm
  storage space the area in any structure that provides space for storage
  storehouse, depot, entrepot, store, storage a depository for goods; "storehouses were built close to the docks"
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • depositary (Noun)
    One who receives a deposit in trust.
  • depositary (Noun)
    A place where deposits are kept.
  • depositary (Adjective)
    Acting as the trusted recipient of a deposit.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • depositary (n.)
    One with whom anything is lodged in the trust; one who receives a deposit; -- the correlative of depositor.
  • depositary (n.)
    A storehouse; a depository.
  • depositary (n.)
    One to whom goods are bailed, to be kept for the bailor without a recompense.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • depositary
    A place where something is deposited, as for storage, safekeeping, or preservation.

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