depository (redirected from depositories)

de·pos·i·to·ry  (d-pz-tôr, -tr)

n. pl. de·pos·i·to·ries

1. A place where something is deposited, as for storage or safekeeping; a repository.

2. A trustee; a depositary.

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depository

Noun

pl -ries

1. a store where furniture, valuables, etc. can be kept for safety

2. same as depositary

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

depository - a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping depositary, repository, deposit archive - a depository containing historical records and documents bank building, bank - a building in which the business of banking transacted; "the bank is on the corner of Nassau and Witherspoon" drop - a central depository where things can be left or picked up facility, installation - a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry; "the assembly plant is an enormous facility" 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, storage, store - a depository for goods; "storehouses were built close to the docks" treasury - a depository (a room or building) where wealth and precious objects can be kept safely

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depository

noun storehouse, store, warehouse, depot, repository, safe-deposit box

Translations

depository [dɪˈpɔzɪtərɪ] n → almacén m depositario

depository [dɪˈpɔzɪtərɪ] n (= person) → dépositaire m/f (= place); dépôt m

depository [dɪˈpɔzɪtərɪ] deposit n (person) → Treuhänder(in) m(f);

(place) → Lager(haus) nt

depository [dɪˈpɔzɪtərɪ] n (= person) → depositario/a (= place); deposito