dépôt
English
Noun
dépôt (plural dépôts)
- Rare spelling of depot.
- 1864, James Parton, General Butler in New Orleans, Mason Brothers; Chapter III, page #67:
- Not less prompt were the Third and Eighth regiments, for they began to arrive in Boston as early as nine, each company welcomed at the dépôt by applauding thousands.
- 1864, James Parton, General Butler in New Orleans, Mason Brothers; Chapter III, page #67:
Anagrams
French
Etymology
From Old French depost, from Latin dēpositum (“deposit”, noun), also the passive participle of dēpōnere (“to deposit”). Cognate with Spanish depósito.
Pronunciation
Noun
dépôt m (plural dépôts)
- warehouse, store, depot, depository
- act of depositing, act of placing
- deposit (object being deposited)
- registration, proposal
- Aujourd'hui est le dernier jour de dépôt des candidatures. — Today is the last day for registering candidacy.
- (banking) deposit
- (geology) deposit
Related terms
- déposer (verb)
Descendants
Further reading
- “dépôt”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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