depository

noun

di-ˈpä-zə-ˌtȯr-ē How to pronounce depository (audio)
Definition of depositorynext
as in warehouse
a building for storing goods a book depository

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Recent Examples of depository Those jobs belong to a separate custodian, who manages the retirement account paperwork, and a depository, who keeps the metals secure. — USA Today, 21 July 2026 This was the first trading day in Korea since SK Hynix listed American depository receipts on the Nasdaq. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 13 July 2026 Doing so also would require storage in a depository. — Kevin Fixler june 4, Idaho Statesman, 4 June 2026 He was arraigned on charges of larceny from a building, unarmed burglary, and breaking into a depository. — Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 3 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for depository
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  1. warehouse
  2. repository
Noun
  • Former homes are now occupied by spice warehouses and stores selling antiques and handicrafts.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Westside Paper is a 15-acre project across from the King Plow Arts Center that repurposed a large warehouse once home to Atlanta Paper Co.
    — Amy Wenk, AJC.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of warehouse
Noun
  • And since the United States has no centralized waste repository, the still-radioactive waste will remain on site.
    — Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2026
  • But Deep Isolation is betting the economics work out far cheaper than building massive repositories such as Yucca Mountain.
    — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2026
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“Depository.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/depository. Accessed 14 Aug. 2026.

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