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depositary.

Acting as the trusted recipient of a deposit.

10 characters5 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/dɪˈpɒzɪtɹi/UK/dɪˈpɑzɪtɛɹi/US
  1. Acting as the trusted recipient of a deposit.

    not-comparable
    The hospital was the depositary institution of our monies.
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Late Latin dēpositārius.

noun/dɪˈpɒzɪtɹi/UK/dɪˈpɑzɪtɛɹi/US
  1. One who receives goods or a deposit in trust.

  2. A place where deposits are kept

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Late Latin dēpositārius.

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