deposit

Example Sentences

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For a $1 deposit, a client could “buy” $100 of stock.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

It adds that household deposit growth at the country’s top banks averaged roughly 3.3% in February, well below growth rates of more than 8% in 2024 and 2025.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

North has since learned she was not the only person Freddie Priestley had left in the lurch at the 11th hour after taking the deposit on a room in his three-bedroom flat.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Certificates of deposit and Treasurys are both regarded as safe havens, although the latter don’t offer promotional deals for “new money.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

Unfortunately in the 1970s no tests existed for determining how long such a deposit might have taken to accumulate.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson