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deposit
verbs
pay a deposit
• Car hire firms may ask you to pay a deposit in advance.
get your deposit back
• You'll get your deposit back when all the bills have been paid.
lose your deposit
(= not get it back )
• If there is any damage to the apartment, you may lose your deposit.
give somebody their deposit back
• When I left, the landlord refused to give me my deposit back.
return somebody's deposit
formal (= give it back to them )
• Your deposit will be returned to you when you leave the flat.
adjectives
refundable/returnable
(= that you get back later if there is no damage )
• We ask for a refundable deposit of 500 Euros.
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noun money paid into a bank account ADJ. bank, building society Building society deposits have increased by 2.3%. | cash | dollar, sterling, etc. VERB + DEPOSIT make She made a deposit of £60 into her account. DEPOSIT + NOUN account money which is the first payment for sth VERB + DEPOSIT pay, put down PREP. ~ on We've put down the deposit on our new car. money paid when you rent sth ADJ. refundable, returnable All deposits for holiday cottages are refundable. VERB + DEPOSIT give (sb), leave (sb), pay (sb) You have to pay a deposit of £100 as well as two months' rent. | get back You'll get back your deposit once we've checked the bikes are all right. | forfeit, lose If furniture is damaged, you will forfeit your deposit. PREP. ~ on I had to leave a £50 deposit on the bike. layer of sth ADJ. large | rich | thick, thin The floods left a thick deposit of mud over the fields. | gas, mineral, ore, etc. an area with large mineral deposits | geological, glacial, sedimentary VERB + DEPOSIT have The region has many deposits of valuable oil. | leave
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