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訂金;保證金
A deposit is a sum of money which is part of the full price of something, and which you pay when you agree to buy it.
例句
A ￡50 deposit is required when ordering, and the balance is due upon delivery.
訂貨時需要交50英鎊的訂金，貨到后余款結清。
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(租賃的)押金
A deposit is a sum of money which you pay when you start renting something. The money is returned to you if you do not damage what you have rented.
例句
It is common to ask for the equivalent of a month's rent as a deposit.
要求交一個月的房租作押金是很常見的。
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(尤指定期)存款
A deposit is a sum of money which is in a bank account or savings account, especially a sum which will be left there for some time.
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競選保證金(參加議會或歐洲選舉時提交，如獲一定比例選票便可返還)
A deposit is a sum of money which you have to pay if you want to be a candidate in a parliamentary or European election. The money is returned to you if you receive more than a certain percentage of the votes.
例句
The Tory candidate lost his deposit.
這名托利黨候選人連競選保證金都搭進去了。
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沉淀物;沉積物
A deposit is an amount of a substance that has been left somewhere as a result of a chemical or geological process.
例句
After 10 minutes the surplus material is washed away and any remaining deposit examined with ultra violet light.
10分鐘后剩余的物質被沖洗掉，任何殘留的沉淀物則會用紫外線進行檢測。
...underground deposits of gold and diamonds.
地下金礦和金剛石礦
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VERB
放下;放置;丟下
To deposit someone or something somewhere means to put them or leave them there.
例句
Someone was seen depositing a packet...
有人看見一個人放下了件小包裹。
Fritz deposited a glass and two bottles of beer in front of Wolfe...
弗里茨把一個玻璃杯和兩瓶啤酒放在沃爾夫面前。
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VERB
存放;寄存
If you deposit something somewhere, you put it where it will be safe until it is needed again.
例句
You are advised to deposit valuables in the hotel safe.
建議把貴重物品存放在賓館的保險箱里。
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VERB
將（錢）存入銀行（或儲蓄）賬戶
If you deposit a sum of money, you pay it into a bank account or savings account.
例句
The customer has to deposit a minimum of ￡100 monthly.
顧客必須每月至少存 100 英鎊。
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VERB
使沉淀;使沉積
If a substance is deposited somewhere, it is left there as a result of a chemical or geological process.
例句
The phosphate was deposited by the decay of marine microorganisms.
海洋微生物腐爛后沉積形成磷酸鹽。