"depository" meaning in English

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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 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)
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  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 Categories (other): Terms with Czech translations Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of 'a trustee; a depositary': 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: subdepository

Inflected forms

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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "depozitárij",
      "sense": "a place where something is deposited",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "депозита́рий"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "a trustee; a depositary",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "depozitář"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "xranítelʹ",
      "sense": "a trustee; a depositary",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "храни́тель"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "xranítelʹnica",
      "sense": "a trustee; a depositary",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "храни́тельница"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "dovérennoje licó",
      "sense": "a trustee; a depositary",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "дове́ренное лицо́"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "a trustee; a depositary",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "depozitar"
    }
  ],
  "word": "depository"
}

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