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lost-and-found vs depositary

depositary vs lost-and-found

lost-and-found and depositary both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
lost-and-found Yes No No No
depositary Yes No No No
As nouns, depositary is a hypernym of lost-and-found; that is, depositary is a word with a broader meaning than lost-and-found:
  • lost-and-found: repository in a public building where lost articles can be kept until their owners reclaim them
  • depositary: a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping
Other hypernyms of lost-and-found include deposit, depository, repository.
lost-and-found (noun) depositary (noun)
repository in a public building where lost articles can be kept until their owners reclaim them a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping
Difference between lost-and-found and depositary

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