deposit

noun

/dɪˈpɒzɪt/

/dɪˈpɑːzɪt/

Idioms

money钱

[usually singular] a sum of money that is given as the first part of a larger payment订金；订钱 synonym down payment

They normally ask you to pay $100 (as a) deposit.他们通常要求付 100 美元（作为）订金。
All deposits are non-refundable.所有押金不可退还。
deposit on something (British English) We've put down a 5% deposit on the house.我们已支付了房款的 5% 作为订金。

Synonyms paymentpayment

premium
contribution
subscription
repayment
deposit
instalment

These are all words for an amount of money that you pay or are expected to pay, or for the act of paying.

payment
an amount of money that you pay or are expected to pay; the act of paying:
- ten monthly payments of $50每月付款 50 美元，十次付清
- payment in advance预先付款
premium
an amount of money that you pay once or regularly for an insurance policy; an extra payment added to the basic rate; a higher amount of money than usual:
- an insurance premium保险费
- a premium for express delivery快递附加费
contribution
a sum of money that you pay regularly to your employer or the government in order to pay for benefits such as health insurance, a pension, etc:
- You can increase your monthly contributions to the pension plan.你可以增加你的养老金计划每月供款。
subscription
an amount of money you pay in advance to receive a service:
- a subscription to Netflix订阅《网飞》
repayment
(British English) an amount of money that you pay regularly to a bank, etc. until you have returned all the money that you owe; the act of paying this money:指按期偿还的款项、分期偿还额、偿还债务、归还借款：
- the repayments on the loan贷款的分期偿还额
deposit
an amount of money that you pay as the first part of a larger payment:
- We've put down a 5 per cent deposit on the house.我们已经为这所房子付了5%的定金。
instalment
one of a number of payments that you make regularly over a period of time until you have paid for something:
- We paid for the car by/in instalments.我们以分期付款买了这辆车。

Patterns

(a/an) annual/monthly/regular payment/premium/contributions/subscription/repayment/deposit/instalment
payment/repayment in full
to pay a(n) premium/contribution/subscription/deposit/instalment
to make a payment/repayment/deposit
to meet/keep up (with) (the) payment(s)/the premiums/(the) repayment(s)/the instalments

Wordfinder

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Collocations Moving house搬家Moving house Renting租房子

live in a rented/(especially North American English) rental property住在租来的住所里
rent/share/move into a furnished house/(British English) flat/(especially North American English) apartment租用／合住／搬进配有家具的房屋／公寓
rent a studio/(British English) a studio flat/(especially North American English) a studio apartment/(British English) a bedsit租一个单间公寓
find/get a housemate/(British English) a flatmate/(North American English) a roommate找一个室友
sign/break the lease/rental agreement/contract签署／违反租约／租赁协议／合同
extend/renew/terminate the lease/(British English) tenancy延长租赁期限；续签／终止租约
afford/pay the rent/the bills/(North American English) the utilities付得起／支付租金／账单／水电气等杂费
(especially British English) fall behind with/ (especially North American English) fall behind on the rent拖欠租金
pay/lose/return a damage deposit/(North American English) security deposit支付／失去／退还损坏押金／保证金
give/receive a month’s/two-weeks’ notice to leave/vacate the property提前一个月／两周发出／收到离开／腾空住房的通知

Being a landlord做房东

have a flat/an apartment/a room (British English) to let/(especially North American English) for rent
rent (out)/lease (out)/ (British English) let (out)/sublet a flat/an apartment/a house/a property
collect/increase/raise the rent收取／增加／提高房租
evict the existing tenants赶走现有房客
attract/find new/prospective tenants吸引／寻找新的／可能的房客
invest in rental property/(British English) property to let/(British English) the buy-to-let market投资购房用于出租

Buying购买房子

buy/acquire/purchase a house/(a) property/(especially North American English) (a piece of) prime real estate购置一栋房子／一处房产／（一块）优质房地产
call/contact/use (British English) an estate agent/(North American English) a Realtor™/(North American English) a real estate agent/broker电话联系／联系／任用房地产经纪人
make/ (British English) put in an offer on a house提供房子的报价
put down/save for (British English) a deposit on a house支付／存钱付房屋订金
make/put/save for (especially North American English) a down payment on a house/home支付／攒钱支付买房的首付金
apply for/arrange/take out a mortgage/home loan申请／商定／取得按揭／住房贷款
(struggle to) pay the mortgage（竭力）支付按揭贷款
make/meet/keep up/cover the monthly mortgage payments/(British English also) repayments支付每月的按揭贷款
(British English) repossess/ (especially North American English) foreclose on somebody’s home/house收回某人的房子；终止某人的房屋赎回权

Selling出售房子

put your house/property on the market/up for sale/up for auction将房屋／房产投放市场／出售／拍卖
increase/lower your price/the asking price提高／降低价格／要价
have/hold/hand over the deed/(especially British English) deeds of/to the house, land, etc.持有／移交房屋、土地等契约

I had to leave a €50 deposit on the bike.我不得不留下 50 欧元作为自行车的押金。
We've put down the deposit on our new car.我们已经支付了新车的订金。
The shop said it would reserve the rug for him if he paid £20 as a deposit.商店说如果他付20英镑定金，就为他保留地毯。
All deposits for holiday cottages are refundable.度假别墅的抵押金可全数退还。

Topics Houses and homesb2

Collocations Dictionaryverb + deposit

pay
put down

preposition

deposit on

[usually singular] a sum of money that is paid by somebody when they rent something and that is returned to them if they do not lose or damage the thing they are renting押金

to pay a deposit付押金
They'll probably ask you to leave a deposit.他们可能会要求你留下押金。

substance物质

a layer of a substance that has formed naturally underground（地下自然形成的）沉积物，沉积层

mineral/gold/coal deposits矿床；金矿；煤藏

The region has many deposits of valuable oil.这一地区有很多珍贵的石油矿藏。
an area with large mineral deposits矿物储量大的地区

Collocations Dictionaryadjective

large
rich
thick
…

verb + deposit

contain
have
form
…

a layer of a substance that has been left somewhere, especially by a river, flood, etc., or is found at the bottom of a liquid（尤指河流、洪水、液体等的）沉积物，淤积物

The rain left a deposit of mud on the windows.雨水在窗上留下一层泥。
fatty deposits in the arteries of the heart心动脉中的脂肪沉积
glacial deposits冰川沉积
The floods left a thick deposit of mud over the fields.洪水过后，田地里留下了厚厚的一层泥浆。

Topics Geographyc1

Collocations Dictionaryadjective

large
rich
thick
…

verb + deposit

contain
have
form
…

词源late 16th cent. (especially in the phrases in deposit or on deposit): from Latin depositum (noun), medieval Latin depositare (verb), both from Latin deposit- ‘laid aside’, from the verb deponere.

Idioms

on deposit

(of money钱) placed in a deposit account将（钱）存入银行；存储
- With interest rates so low, there is little point in having cash on deposit.由于利率如此之低，存款没有什么意义。

deposit

money钱

substance物质

deposit

money钱

put down放下

leave substance留存物质

put in safe place存放