Depot

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See also: depot, dépot, and dépôt

German

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French dépôt.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [deˈpoː], (Switzerlandf) /ˈdepoː/
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  • Rhymes: -oː

Noun

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Depot n (strong, genitive Depots, plural Depots)

  1. depot, repository
  2. (banking) deposit, depository
  3. (business) garage or shelter for vehicles like omnibusses or trams or rent out machines
    Synonym: Unterstand
  4. (Switzerland) deposit for dishes, bottles and the like (called in the FRG Pfand, in Austria Einsatz)
  5. (oinology) sediment of wine

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Further reading

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