Standard Lemma guide

depositary

adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /dɪˈpɒzɪtɹi/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: /dɪˈpɑzɪtɛɹi/
  • CMU ARPABET: D AH0 P AA1 Z IH0 T EH2 R IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: D IH0 P AA1 Z IH0 T EH2 R IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Acting as the trusted recipient of a deposit.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • The hospital was the depositary institution of our monies.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

One who receives goods or a deposit in trust.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A place where deposits are kept

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: depository, deposit, repository

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: facility, installation

Narrower terms: archive, bank, bank building, drop, library, depository library, lost-and-found, museum, repertory, sperm bank, storehouse, depot, entrepot, storage, store, treasury

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin dēpositārius.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: depozitář — one who receives a deposit
  • French: dépositaire — one who receives a deposit
  • Latin: sequester — one who receives a deposit
  • Latin: dēpositārius — one who receives a deposit
  • Polish: depozytariusz — one who receives a deposit
  • Slovak: depozitár — one who receives a deposit
  • Ottoman Turkish: امانتجی (emanetci) — one who receives a deposit