deposit

acompte

Partie du prix payée au début d’un achat, avant de régler le reste.

En anglais simple : Money you pay first when buying something, before paying the rest.

• We paid a deposit today.
• The deposit was ten percent of the price.
• Can I buy this car with a small deposit?

Comment l'utiliser : deposit on something (We paid a deposit on a new sofa.)

Synonymes : down payment

Expressions courantes : pay a deposit, deposit on something

dépôt

Argent ou objets précieux confiés à une banque pour les garder en sécurité.

En anglais simple : Money or valuable things placed in a bank to keep them safe.

• Your deposit will earn interest.
• She made a large deposit yesterday.
• Are the deposits in this account protected?

Expressions courantes : bank deposit, cash deposit, make a deposit

caution, dépôt de garantie

Somme laissée en garantie pour une location ou un prêt, rendue si l’objet revient sans dommage.

En anglais simple : Money you leave when borrowing or renting something, which you get back if you return it undamaged.

• The bike rental requires a deposit.
• They returned my deposit when I brought back the tent.
• Will I lose my deposit if the camera breaks?

Comment l'utiliser : deposit for something (You must leave a deposit for the borrowed tools.)

Synonymes : security payment

Expressions courantes : refundable deposit, security deposit, deposit for something

dépôt, gisement

Matière qui reste et forme une couche ou une masse à un endroit.

En anglais simple : A layer or amount of material left on a surface or in a place.

• A white deposit covered the pipe.
• The river left deposits of sand on the fields.
• They discovered a rich mineral deposit beneath the hill.

Comment l'utiliser : deposit of something (A deposit of salt covered the rocks.)

Synonymes : buildup, accumulation

Expressions courantes : mineral deposit, salt deposit, deposit of something

gisement, dépôt

Couche ou grande quantité d’une matière naturelle présente sous la surface du sol.

En anglais simple : A layer or large amount of a natural substance found below a surface.

• The deposit contains iron.
• Workers discovered rich coal deposits underground.
• This rock formed above a thick deposit of sand.

Comment l'utiliser : deposit of something (They found a deposit of copper beneath the hill.)

Synonymes : layer

Expressions courantes : mineral deposit, coal deposit, deposit of something

déposer, verser

Mettre de l’argent sur un compte bancaire.

En anglais simple : To put money into a bank account.

• I deposit money every month.
• She deposited the cheque yesterday.
• Can you deposit cash at this machine?

Comment l'utiliser : deposit something in/into something (I deposit my earnings into my savings account.)

Synonymes : pay in

Contraires : withdraw

Expressions courantes : deposit money, deposit a cheque

déposer

Poser ou laisser quelque chose à un endroit précis.

En anglais simple : To put something down in a particular place.

• He deposited his bag on the floor.
• Floodwater deposits sand along the river.
• Please deposit the package beside the door.

Comment l'utiliser : deposit something in/on something (The bird deposits its eggs in a shallow nest.)

Synonymes : put, place, lay

Expressions courantes : deposit something here, deposit eggs

insérer, introduire

Mettre une pièce ou un billet dans une machine pour payer.

En anglais simple : To put a coin or banknote into a machine to pay for something.

• Deposit a coin to start the machine.
• He deposited two notes and chose a drink.
• How much money must I deposit for a ticket?

Comment l'utiliser : deposit something in/into something (Deposit a coin into the slot to buy a ticket.)

Synonymes : insert, put in

Expressions courantes : deposit a coin, deposit a note