depository
noun/dɪˈpɒzɪtri/
/dɪˈpɑːzɪtɔːri/
(plural depositories)
- a place where things can be stored see also night depositoryWord Originmid 17th cent. (denoting a depositary): from late Latin depositorium, from deposit- ‘laid aside’, from the verb deponere ‘to lay aside’.
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