deposit
UK[dɪˈpɒzɪt]US[dɪˈpɑːzɪt]
v
to put money into a bank account or give a sum of money to someone as a first payment for something
v
to put or lay something down in a particular place
n
a sum of money placed in a bank account or paid as a first installment
n
a layer of a natural substance that has formed in soil or rock
Morpheme Breakdown
de
posit
de
down
posit
place
Etymology
The word 'deposit' originates from the Latin verb deponere, meaning "to put down". This verb is a compound of the prefix de-, signifying "down", and the root ponere, meaning "to place". The past participle form, depositus, was borrowed into English via Medieval Latin, carrying the literal sense of "to lay down". Over time, this concrete action evolved into the modern financial and geological meanings, where money is "placed down" in a bank or minerals are "laid down" in layers.
Analysis
Structure: de (down) + posit (place)
de- (Latin origin, a prefix meaning "down" or "away"). posit (from Latin ponere, "to place", via its past participle stem posit-).
Examples
i need to deposit this check at the bank.
the nile river deposits fertile silt along its banks.
we paid a deposit to secure the rental apartment.