deposit

頭金、手付金

買い物で、残りの代金より先に支払うお金。

やさしい英語で： 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?

使い方： deposit on something (We paid a deposit on a new sofa.)

類義語： down payment

よく使う表現： pay a deposit, deposit on something

預金

安全に保管するため銀行に預けたお金や貴重品。

やさしい英語で： 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?

よく使う表現： bank deposit, cash deposit, make a deposit

保証金

借りた物を傷つけずに返すと戻ってくる、担保として払うお金。

やさしい英語で： 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?

使い方： deposit for something (You must leave a deposit for the borrowed tools.)

類義語： security payment

よく使う表現： refundable deposit, security deposit, deposit for something

堆積物、鉱床

表面やある場所に残ってたまった物質。

やさしい英語で： 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.

使い方： deposit of something (A deposit of salt covered the rocks.)

類義語： buildup, accumulation

よく使う表現： mineral deposit, salt deposit, deposit of something

鉱床、堆積物

地表の下にある、天然物質の層や大きな集まり。

やさしい英語で： 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.

使い方： deposit of something (They found a deposit of copper beneath the hill.)

類義語： layer

よく使う表現： mineral deposit, coal deposit, deposit of something

預ける、入金する

銀行口座にお金を入れること。

やさしい英語で： To put money into a bank account.

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

使い方： deposit something in/into something (I deposit my earnings into my savings account.)

類義語： pay in

反対語： withdraw

よく使う表現： deposit money, deposit a cheque

置く

物を決まった場所に置くこと。

やさしい英語で： 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.

使い方： deposit something in/on something (The bird deposits its eggs in a shallow nest.)

類義語： put, place, lay

よく使う表現： deposit something here, deposit eggs

入れる、投入する

支払いのため機械に硬貨や紙幣を入れること。

やさしい英語で： 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?

使い方： deposit something in/into something (Deposit a coin into the slot to buy a ticket.)

類義語： insert, put in

よく使う表現： deposit a coin, deposit a note