de|por|tee /diː pɔː r tiː / (deportees ) N‑COUNT A deportee is someone who is being deported.
de|port|ment /d I pɔː r tmənt/ N‑UNCOUNT Your deportment is the way you behave, especially the way you walk and move. [FORMAL ]
de|pose /d I poʊ z/ (deposes , deposing , deposed ) VERB [usu passive] If a ruler or political leader is deposed , they are forced to give up their position. □ [be V -ed] Mr Ben Bella was deposed in a coup in 1965.
de|pos|it ◆◇◇ /d I pɒ z I t/ (deposits , depositing , deposited )
1 N‑COUNT [usu sing] 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. □ A £50 deposit is required when ordering, and the balance is due upon delivery.
2 N‑COUNT [usu sing] 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. □ It is common to ask for the equivalent of a month's rent as a deposit.
3 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.
4 N‑COUNT [oft poss N ] A deposit is a sum of money which you have to pay if you want to be a candidate in a parliamentary or European election. The money is returned to you if you receive more than a certain percentage of the votes. [BRIT ] □ The Tory candidate lost his deposit.
5 N‑COUNT A deposit is an amount of a substance that has been left somewhere as a result of a chemical or geological process. □ …underground deposits of gold and diamonds.
6 VERB To deposit someone or something somewhere means to put them or leave them there. □ [V n] Someone was seen depositing a packet. □ [V n prep/adv] Fritz deposited a glass and two bottles of beer in front of Wolfe.
7 VERB If you deposit something somewhere, you put it where it will be safe until it is needed again. □ [V n prep/adv] You are advised to deposit valuables in the hotel safe.
8 VERB If you deposit a sum of money, you pay it into a bank account or savings account. □ [V n] The customer has to deposit a minimum of £100 monthly.
9 VERB [usu passive] If a substance is deposited somewhere, it is left there as a result of a chemical or geological process. □ [be V -ed] The phosphate was deposited by the decay of marine microorganisms. COLLOCATIONS deposit NOUN
1
adjective + deposit : hefty, minimum; non-refundable, refundable
verb + deposit : pay; forfeit, lose; refund
5
noun + deposit : coal, gold, iron, mineral; calcium
adjective + deposit : glacial, sedimentary; rich; fatty VERB 8
deposit + noun : cash, cheque, money SYNONYMS deposit VERB 6
place: Chairs were hastily placed in rows for the parents.
put: Leaphorn put the photograph on the desk.
lay: Lay a sheet of newspaper on the floor.
drop: Drop the noodles into the water.
de|po s|it ac|count (deposit accounts ) N‑COUNT A deposit account is a type of bank account where the money in it earns interest. [BRIT ] in AM, use savings account
depo|si|tion /de pəz I ʃ ə n/ (depositions ) N‑COUNT A deposition is a formal written statement, made for example by a witness to a crime, which can be used in a court of law if the witness cannot be present. □ The jury heard 200 pages of depositions.
de|posi|tor /d I pɒ z I tə r / (depositors ) N‑COUNT A bank's depositors are the people who have accounts with that bank.
de|posi|tory /d I pɒ z I təri/ (depositories ) N‑COUNT A depository is a place where objects can be stored safely.
de|pot /de poʊ, [AM ] diː -/ (depots )
1 N‑COUNT A depot is a place where large amounts of raw materials, equipment, arms, or other supplies are kept until they are needed. □ …food depots. □ …a government arms depot.
2 N‑COUNT A depot is a large building or open area where buses or railway engines are kept when they are not being used. [mainly BRIT ]
3 N‑COUNT A depot is a bus station or railway station. [AM ] □ …a bus depot in Ozark, Alabama.
de|prave /d I pre I v/ (depraves , depraving , depraved ) VERB Something that depraves someone makes them morally bad or evil. [FORMAL ] □ [V n] …material likely to deprave or corrupt those who see it.
de|praved /d I pre I vd/ ADJ Depraved actions, things, or people are morally bad or evil. □ …a disturbing and depraved film.
de|prav|ity /d I præ v I ti/ N‑UNCOUNT Depravity is very dishonest or immoral behaviour. [FORMAL ] □ …the absolute depravity that can exist in war.
dep|re|cate /de pr I ke I t/ (deprecates , deprecating , deprecated ) VERB If you deprecate something, you criticize it. [FORMAL ] □ [V n] He deprecated the low quality of entrants to the profession.
dep|re|cat|ing /de pr I ke I t I ŋ/ ADJ A deprecating attitude, gesture, or remark shows that you think that something is not very good, especially something associated with yourself. [WRITTEN ] □ Erica made a little deprecating shrug. ● dep|re|cat|ing|ly ADV [ADV after v] □ He speaks deprecatingly of his father as a lonely man.