depository
noun
[ dɪˈpɒzɪt(ə)ri ]
• a place where things are stored.
• "Irish libraries became depositories for material from all over the world"
Similar:
repository,
cache,
store,
storage place,
storeroom,
storehouse,
warehouse,
depot,
vault,
strongroom,
safe,
safe deposit,
safety deposit,
bank,
treasure house,
treasury,
container,
receptacle,
godown,
lock-up,
garner,
• variant spelling of depositary.
Origin:
mid 17th century (denoting a depositary): from late Latin depositorium, from deposit- ‘laid aside’, from the verb deponere (see deposit).
depositary
noun
• a person to whom something is lodged in trust.
• "in the seventeenth century, goldsmiths acted as depositaries for the gold of the rich"
depositary
adjective
• (of a share or receipt) representing a share in a foreign company. The depositary share or receipt is traded on the stock exchange of the investor's country rather than the actual share, which is deposited in a foreign bank.
Origin:
early 17th century: from late Latin depositarius, from the verb deponere (see deposit).
