Phrase guide

depositary receipt

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A financial instrument, issued by a bank, that may be traded as if it were a share in a foreign company.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: banking, business, finance

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Broader terms: bearer bond, certificate

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Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: إِيصَال إِيدَاع m شَهَادَة إِيدَاع (ʔīṣāl ʔīdāʕ) — financial instrument issued by a bank that may be traded as if it were a share in a foreign company
  • Finnish: talletustodistus — financial instrument issued by a bank that may be traded as if it were a share in a foreign company
  • French: certificat de dépôt — financial instrument issued by a bank that may be traded as if it were a share in a foreign company
  • German: Hinterlegungsschein — financial instrument issued by a bank that may be traded as if it were a share in a foreign company
  • German: Aktienzertifikat — financial instrument issued by a bank that may be traded as if it were a share in a foreign company
  • German: Hinterlegungszertifikat — financial instrument issued by a bank that may be traded as if it were a share in a foreign company
  • Polish: kwit depozytowy (polysemous) — financial instrument issued by a bank that may be traded as if it were a share in a foreign company
  • Polish: certyfikat depozytowy (polysemous) — financial instrument issued by a bank that may be traded as if it were a share in a foreign company
  • Russian: депозита́рная распи́ска (depozitárnaja raspíska) — financial instrument issued by a bank that may be traded as if it were a share in a foreign company
  • Serbo-Croatian: potvrda o depozitu — financial instrument issued by a bank that may be traded as if it were a share in a foreign company
  • Serbo-Croatian: depozitarni račun — financial instrument issued by a bank that may be traded as if it were a share in a foreign company
  • Spanish: certificado de depósito — financial instrument issued by a bank that may be traded as if it were a share in a foreign company