deposit Pronunciation: /dɪˈpɒzɪt/Translate deposit | into French | into Italian | into Spanish German translation of depositA. n. 1 (in bank) Depot; (credit) Guthaben; (Brit.) (at interest) Sparguthaben 2 (first instalment) Anzahlung put down a deposit on sth. = eine Anzahlung für etw. leisten 3 (on bottle) PfandB. v.t. 1 (lay down) ablegen; abstellen [etw. Senkrechtes] 2 (in bank) deponierendeposit in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of deposit in the British & World English dictionary Definition of deposit in the US English dictionary