Thesaurus results for DEPOSITORY

depository

noun

di-ˈpä-zə-ˌtȯr-ē

Definition of depository

as in warehouse

a building for storing goods a book depository

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Recent Examples of depository To qualify, a firm would need to hold at least 40 state money transmitter licenses, a state depository charter, or a state credit union charter. — Dimitri Akhrin, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026 Most of these programs are offered through wholesale channels rather than the retail bank on the corner, which is why the loan officer at a national depository may sincerely believe no such option exists. — Karen Koehler, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026 Those jobs belong to a separate custodian, who manages the retirement account paperwork, and a depository, who keeps the metals secure. — USA Today, 21 July 2026 Doing so also would require storage in a depository. — Kevin Fixler june 4, Idaho Statesman, 4 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for depository

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Two more people were killed in a Russian attack Tuesday on warehouses on the outskirts of Dnipro in central Ukraine, authorities said.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026
Benefits include access to Sam's Club warehouse stores, free delivery on qualifying orders, a choice of Peacock or Paramount+ streaming subscriptions and savings of 10 cents per gallon at more than 17,000 participating gas stations.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of warehouse

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This infrastructure combines an above-ground encapsulation plant with a subterranean repository, known as Onkalo.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
Her great-grandnephew, who also chairs her foundation, has sought to realize that temple, which would act as a repository for her art and keep it out of museums, but no such plan to open the structure has materialized yet.

— Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 20 Oct. 2026

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