deposit vs load

load vs deposit

deposit and load both are nouns.

deposit and load both are verbs.

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

As nouns, load is a hyponym of deposit; that is, load is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than deposit:

deposit: the phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating
load: a deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks

Other hyponyms of deposit include lode.

deposit (noun)	load (noun)
the act of putting something somewhere	weight to be borne or conveyed
a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping	the front part of a guided missile or rocket or torpedo that carries the nuclear or explosive charge or the chemical or biological agents
a payment given as a guarantee that an obligation will be met	goods carried by a large vehicle
matter that has been deposited by some natural process	electrical device to which electrical power is delivered
the phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating	an onerous or difficult concern
a partial payment made at the time of purchase; the balance to be paid later	a deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks
money deposited in a bank or some similar institution	the power output of a generator or power plant
money given as security for an article acquired for temporary use	a quantity that can be processed or transported at one time
the natural process of laying down a deposit of something	an amount of alcohol sufficient to intoxicate

deposit (verb)	load (verb)
put, fix, force, or implant	corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones
put (something somewhere) firmly	fill or place a load on
put into a bank account	provide (a device) with something necessary
	put (something) on a structure or conveyance
	transfer from a storage device to a computer's memory

Difference between deposit and load

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