de·pos·it

noun

/dɪˈpɒzɪt/

/dɪˈpɑːzɪt/

Idioms

money

[usually singular] a sum of money that is given as the first part of a larger payment（分期付款的）首期付款；预付金；订金 synonym down payment

They normally ask you to pay $100 (as a) deposit.他们通常要求付 100 美元（作为）订金。
All deposits are non-refundable.所有押金均不予退还。
deposit on something (British English) We've put down a 5% deposit on the house.我们已支付了房款的 5% 作为订金。

Synonyms paymentpaymentpremium ▪ contribution ▪ subscription ▪ repayment ▪ deposit ▪ instalmentThese are all words for an amount of money that you pay or are expected to pay, or for the act of paying.payment an amount of money that you pay or are expected to pay; the act of paying:

ten monthly payments of $50每月付款 50 美元，十次付清
payment in advance预先支付；预付款

premium an amount of money that you pay once or regularly for an insurance policy; an extra payment added to the basic rate; a higher amount of money than usual:

an insurance premium保险费
a premium for express delivery快递附加费

contribution a sum of money that you pay regularly to your employer or the government in order to pay for benefits such as health insurance, a pension, etc:

You can increase your monthly contributions to the pension plan.你可以增加你的养老金计划每月供款。

subscription an amount of money you pay in advance to receive a service:

a subscription to Netflix网飞订购

repayment (British English) an amount of money that you pay regularly to a bank, etc. until you have returned all the money that you owe; the act of paying this money:

the repayments on the loan贷款的分期偿还额

deposit an amount of money that you pay as the first part of a larger payment:

We've put down a 5 per cent deposit on the house.我们已经为房子付了百分之五的定金。

instalment one of a number of payments that you make regularly over a period of time until you have paid for something:

We paid for the car by/in instalments.我们以分期付款买了这辆车。

Patterns

(a/an) annual/monthly/regular payment/premium/contributions/subscription/repayment/deposit/instalment
payment/repayment in full
to pay a(n) premium/contribution/subscription/deposit/instalment
to make a payment/repayment/deposit
to meet/keep up (with) (the) payment(s)/the premiums/(the) repayment(s)/the instalments

Wordfinder

credit
debt
deposit
interest
lend
loan
money
mortgage
overdraft
risk

Collocations Moving houseMoving house Renting

live in a rented/(especially North American English) rental property
rent/share/move into a furnished house/(British English) flat/(especially North American English) apartment
rent a studio/(British English) a studio flat/(especially North American English) a studio apartment/(British English) a bedsit
find/get a housemate/(British English) a flatmate/(North American English) a roommate
sign/break the lease/rental agreement/contract
extend/renew/terminate the lease/(British English) tenancy
afford/pay the rent/the bills/(North American English) the utilities
(especially British English) fall behind with/ (especially North American English) fall behind on the rent
pay/lose/return a damage deposit/(North American English) security deposit
give/receive a month’s/two-weeks’ notice to leave/vacate the property

Being a landlord

have a flat/an apartment/a room (British English) to let/(especially North American English) for rent
rent (out)/lease (out)/ (British English) let (out)/sublet a flat/an apartment/a house/a property
collect/increase/raise the rent
evict the existing tenants
attract/find new/prospective tenants
invest in rental property/(British English) property to let/(British English) the buy-to-let market

Buying

buy/acquire/purchase a house/(a) property/(especially North American English) (a piece of) prime real estate
call/contact/use (British English) an estate agent/(North American English) a Realtor™/(North American English) a real estate agent/broker
make/ (British English) put in an offer on a house
put down/save for (British English) a deposit on a house
make/put/save for (especially North American English) a down payment on a house/home
apply for/arrange/take out a mortgage/home loan
(struggle to) pay the mortgage
make/meet/keep up/cover the monthly mortgage payments/(British English also) repayments
(British English) repossess/ (especially North American English) foreclose on somebody’s home/house

Selling

put your house/property on the market/up for sale/up for auction
increase/lower your price/the asking price
have/hold/hand over the deed/(especially British English) deeds of/to the house, land, etc.

Extra Examples

I had to leave a €50 deposit on the bike.我不得不留下 50 欧元作为自行车的押金。
We've put down the deposit on our new car.我们已经支付了新车的订金。
The shop said it would reserve the rug for him if he paid £20 as a deposit.商店表示，如果他支付 20 英镑作为押金，就会为他保留地毯。
All deposits for holiday cottages are refundable.度假别墅的抵押金可全数退还。

Topics Houses and homesb2

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + deposit

pay
put down

preposition

deposit on

[usually singular] a sum of money that is paid by somebody when they rent something and that is returned to them if they do not lose or damage the thing they are renting押金

to pay a deposit付押金
They'll probably ask you to leave a deposit.他们可能会要求您支付押金。

substance

a layer of a substance that has formed naturally underground（地下自然形成的）沉积物，沉积层

mineral/gold/coal deposits矿床；金矿；煤藏

Extra Examples

The region has many deposits of valuable oil.这一地区有很多珍贵的石油矿藏。
an area with large mineral deposits矿物储量大的地区

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective

large
rich
thick
…

verb + deposit

contain
have
form
…

a layer of a substance that has been left somewhere, especially by a river, flood, etc., or is found at the bottom of a liquid（尤指河流、洪水、液体等的）沉积物，淤积物

The rain left a deposit of mud on the windows.雨水在窗上留下一层泥。
fatty deposits in the arteries of the heart心动脉中的脂肪沉积
glacial deposits冰川沉积
The floods left a thick deposit of mud over the fields.洪水过后，田地里留下了厚厚的一层泥浆。

Topics Geographyc1

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective

large
rich
thick
…

verb + deposit

contain
have
form
…

Word Originlate 16th cent. (especially in the phrases in deposit or on deposit): from Latin depositum (noun), medieval Latin depositare (verb), both from Latin deposit- ‘laid aside’, from the verb deponere.

Idioms

on deposit

(of money) placed in a deposit account将（钱）存入银行；存储
- With interest rates so low, there is little point in having cash on deposit.由于利率如此之低，存入现金没有什么意义。

de·pos·it

money

substance

de·pos·it

money

put down

leave substance

put in safe place