Depositar
Example: Voy a depositar el dinero en el banco esta tarde.
Definition
"Deposit" means to place money or valuable items into a bank account or safe storage, often for safekeeping or future use. For example, in the phrase "Voy a depositar el dinero en el banco esta tarde," it refers to putting money into a bank.
Etymology
The word "depositar" comes from the Latin verb "depositare," which means 'to put aside' or 'to lay down.' It is formed from "de-" meaning 'down' and "ponere" meaning 'to place.' Did you know? The idea of 'depositing' originally related to physically placing items somewhere safe before extending to money.
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"Depositar" appears in the Vocaplus list "Spanish - General - (B2) - set 5", containing 111 commonly used words.
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