depositories
Meaning of depositories
- a person to whom something is lodged in trust.
in the seventeenth century, goldsmiths acted as depositaries for the gold of the rich
early 17th century: from late Latin depositarius, from the verb deponere (see deposit).
plural noun- a place where things are stored.
Irish libraries became depositories for material from all over the world
- variant spelling of depositary.
mid 17th century (denoting a depositary): from late Latin depositorium, from deposit- ‘laid aside’, from the verb deponere (see deposit).
Information about depositories
- It is a name.
- The singular form of depositories is: depository.
- Languages in which depositories is used:
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Hyphenation of depositories
de-pos-i-to-ries
- It consists of 5 syllables and 12 chars.
- depositories is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables
depositories synonyms
Meaning a person or thing regarded as a store of information or in which a particular quality may be found:
Meaning a collection of items of the same type stored in a hidden or inaccessible place:
Meaning a place where things are kept for future use or sale:
Meaning a room in which items are stored:
Meaning a building used for storing goods:
Meaning a large building where raw materials or manufactured goods may be stored prior to their distribution for sale:
Meaning a place for the storage of large quantities of equipment, food, or goods:
Meaning a secure room in a bank in which valuables are stored:
Meaning a room, typically one in a bank, designed to protect valuable items against fire and theft:
Meaning a strong fireproof cabinet with a complex lock, used for the storage of valuables:
Meaning the land alongside or sloping down to a river or lake:
Meaning the funds or revenue of a state, institution, or society:
Meaning an object for holding or transporting something:
Meaning a hollow object used to contain something:
Meaning (in eastern Asia, especially India) a warehouse:
Meaning a granary:
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