"depository" meaning in English

See depository in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /dɪˈpɒzɪtɹi/ [UK], /dɪˈpɑzɪtɔɹi/ [US] Forms: depositories [plural]
Etymology: From Medieval Latin dēpositōrium, from Latin dēpositum, past participle of dēpōnō. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ML.|dēpositōrium}} Medieval Latin dēpositōrium, {{der|en|la|dēpositum}} Latin dēpositum, {{m|la|dēpōnō}} dēpōnō Head templates: {{en-noun}} depository (plural depositories)
  1. A place where something is deposited, as for storage, safekeeping, or preservation; a repository. Translations (a place where something is deposited): դարան (daran) (Armenian), склад (sklad) [masculine] (Bulgarian), храни́лище (hranílište) [neuter] (Bulgarian), 倉庫 (Chinese Mandarin), 仓库 (cāngkù) (Chinese Mandarin), depozitář [masculine] (Czech), deponejo (Esperanto), dépôt [masculine] (French), საცავი (sacavi) (Georgian), Depot [neuter] (German), 倉庫 (sōko) (alt: そうこ) (Japanese), склад (sklad) [masculine] (Macedonian), скла́диште (skládište) [neuter] (Macedonian), храни́лиште (hranílište) [archaic, masculine, neuter] (Macedonian), depozytariusz (Polish), składnica [feminine] (Polish), склад (sklad) [masculine] (Russian), храни́лище (xranílišče) [neuter] (Russian), депозита́рий (depozitárij) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-depository-en-noun-NMDcXjFZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 88 12 Disambiguation of 'a place where something is deposited': 96 4
  2. A trustee; a depositary. Translations (a trustee; a depositary): depozitář [masculine] (Czech), храни́тель (xranítelʹ) [masculine] (Russian), храни́тельница (xranítelʹnica) [feminine] (Russian), дове́ренное лицо́ (dovérennoje licó) [neuter] (Russian), depozitar [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian)
    Sense id: en-depository-en-noun-D8Rp1gi9 Disambiguation of 'a trustee; a depositary': 2 98

Inflected forms

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