deposit vs depositary

depositary vs deposit

deposit and depositary both are nouns.

deposit is a verb but depositary is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
deposit	Yes	No	Yes	No
depositary	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, deposit and depositary are synonyms defined as:

deposit and depositary: a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping

Other synonyms of deposit include depository, repository.

deposit (noun)	depositary (noun)
the act of putting something somewhere	a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping
a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping
a payment given as a guarantee that an obligation will be met
matter that has been deposited by some natural process
the phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating
a partial payment made at the time of purchase; the balance to be paid later
money deposited in a bank or some similar institution
money given as security for an article acquired for temporary use
the natural process of laying down a deposit of something

deposit (verb)	depositary (verb)
put, fix, force, or implant
put (something somewhere) firmly
put into a bank account

Difference between deposit and depositary

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