n. 保证金;储蓄，存款;沉淀物;寄存，寄存品
vt.&vi. 储蓄;寄存;放置，安置;付保证金
例：It is common to ask for the equivalent of a month's rent as a deposit.
要求交一个月的房租作押金是很常见的。
noun
1
the act of putting something somewhere
Synonym:
deposition
2
a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping
Synonym:
depository depositary repository
3
a payment given as a guarantee that an obligation will be met
4
matter that has been deposited by some natural process
Synonym:
sediment
5
the phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating
Synonym:
sedimentation alluviation
6
money given as security for an article acquired for temporary use
his deposit was refunded when he returned the car
7
a partial payment made at the time of purchase
Synonym:
down payment
8
money deposited in a bank or some similar institution
Synonym:
bank deposit
9
the natural process of laying down a deposit of something
Synonym:
deposition
verb
1
put, fix, force, or implant
lodge a bullet in the table
stick your thumb in the crack
Synonym:
lodge wedge stick
2
put (something somewhere) firmly
She posited her hand on his shoulder
deposit the suitcase on the bench
fix your eyes on this spot
Synonym:
situate fix posit
3
put into a bank account
She deposits her paycheck every month
Synonym:
bank