Definition of depository Depository

/dɪpɑˈzʌtɔˌɹi/ - [dipazutoree] - de•pos•i•to•ry

We found 7 definitions of depository from 5 different sources.

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What does depository mean?

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WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: depositories

depository - a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping
  deposit, depositary, 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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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • depository (n.)
    A place where anything is deposited for sale or keeping; as, warehouse is a depository for goods; a clerk's office is a depository for records.
  • depository (n.)
    One with whom something is deposited; a depositary.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

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

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