depository
noun
de·pos·i·to·ry
di-ˈpä-zə-ˌtȯr-ē 
plural depositories
1
: depositary sense 1
a depository of ancient tradition
2
: a place where something is placed or deposited especially for safekeeping
a book depository
a depository for government funds
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The bank is used as a depository for government funds.
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The move follows a near 8% fall in Tencent’s U.S. depository receipts on Wall Street.
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Non-interest income decreased by 60.0% to $0.6 million, impacted by lower depository and loan fees and a loss on loan sales.
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With four weeks remaining, the daily depository of proposed and final rules and regulations is poised to exceed 100,000 pages.
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Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 7 Jan. 2025
Non-interest income decreased by 60.0% to $0.6 million, impacted by lower depository and loan fees and a loss on loan sales.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
With four weeks remaining, the daily depository of proposed and final rules and regulations is poised to exceed 100,000 pages.
—Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Parks, vacant land and the Des Plaines River all became giant snow depositories.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 1 Dec. 2024
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“Depository.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/depository. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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depository
noun
de·pos·i·to·ry
di-ˈpäz-ə-ˌtōr-ē
-ˌtȯr-
plural depositories
: a place where something is deposited especially for safekeeping
Legal Definition
depository
noun
de·pos·i·to·ry
di-ˈpä-zə-ˌtōr-ē
plural depositories
1
: a place where something is deposited especially for safekeeping
night depository
specifically
: a bank chosen for the depositing of government funds
2
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