entrepot vs deposit

deposit vs entrepot

entrepot and deposit both are nouns.

entrepot is not a verb while deposit is a verb.

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

As nouns, deposit is a hypernym of entrepot; that is, deposit is a word with a broader meaning than entrepot:

entrepot: a depository for goods
deposit: a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping

Other hypernyms of entrepot include depositary, depository, repository.

entrepot (noun)	deposit (noun)
a depository for goods	the act of putting something somewhere
a port where merchandise can be imported and then exported without paying import duties	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

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

Difference between entrepot and deposit

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