Dictionary Definition
depository n : a facility where things can be
deposited for storage or safekeeping [syn: deposit, repository]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Noun
- A place where something is deposited, as for storage, safekeeping or preservation; a repository.
- A trustee; a depositary.
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
Fort Knox, archives, armory, arsenal, attic, bank, basement, bay, bin, bonded warehouse, bookcase, box, bunker, bursary, buttery, cargo dock, cash
register, cashbox,
cellar, chest, closet, coffer, coin box, conservatory, crate, crib, cupboard, depot, dock, drawer, dump, exchequer, fisc, glory hole, godown, gold depository, hold, hutch, library, locker, lumber room, lumberyard, magasin, magazine, money chest, penny
bank, piggy bank, pork barrel, public crib, public till, public
treasury, public trough, rack, repertory, repository, reservoir, rick, safe, safe-deposit box, shelf, stack, stack room, stock room,
storage, store, storehouse, storeroom, strong room,
strongbox, subtreasury, supply base,
supply depot, tank,
till, treasure house,
treasure room, treasure-house, treasury, vat, vault, warehouse, wine
cellar