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de|po s|it ac|count (deposit accounts ) N‑COUNT A deposit account is a type of bank account where the money in it earns interest. [BRIT ] in AM, use savings account

depo|si|tion /de pəz I ʃ ^ə n/ (depositions ) N‑COUNT A deposition is a formal written statement, made for example by a witness to a crime, which can be used in a court of law if the witness cannot be present. □  The jury heard 200 pages of depositions.

de|posi|tor /d I pɒ z I tə ^r / (depositors ) N‑COUNT A bank's depositors are the people who have accounts with that bank.

de|posi|tory /d I pɒ z I təri/ (depositories ) N‑COUNT A depository is a place where objects can be stored safely.

de|pot /de poʊ, [AM ] diː -/ (depots )

1 N‑COUNT A depot is a place where large amounts of raw materials, equipment, arms, or other supplies are kept until they are needed. □  …food depots. □  …a government arms depot.

2 N‑COUNT A depot is a large building or open area where buses or railway engines are kept when they are not being used. [mainly BRIT ]

3 N‑COUNT A depot is a bus station or railway station. [AM ] □  …a bus depot in Ozark, Alabama.

de|prave /d I pre I v/ (depraves , depraving , depraved ) VERB Something that depraves someone makes them morally bad or evil. [FORMAL ] □ [V n] …material likely to deprave or corrupt those who see it.

de|praved /d I pre I vd/ ADJ Depraved actions, things, or people are morally bad or evil. □  …a disturbing and depraved film.

de|prav|ity /d I præ v I ti/ N‑UNCOUNT Depravity is very dishonest or immoral behaviour. [FORMAL ] □  …the absolute depravity that can exist in war.

dep|re|cate /de pr I ke I t/ (deprecates , deprecating , deprecated ) VERB If you deprecate something, you criticize it. [FORMAL ] □ [V n] He deprecated the low quality of entrants to the profession.

dep|re|cat|ing /de pr I ke I t I ŋ/ ADJ A deprecating attitude, gesture, or remark shows that you think that something is not very good, especially something associated with yourself. [WRITTEN ] □  Erica made a little deprecating shrug. ●  dep|re|cat|ing|ly ADV [ADV after v] □  He speaks deprecatingly of his father as a lonely man.

de|pre|ci|ate /d I priː ʃie I t/ (depreciates , depreciating , depreciated ) VERB If something such as a currency depreciates or if something depreciates it, it loses some of its original value. □ [V ] Inflation is rising rapidly; the yuan is depreciating. □ [V n] The demand for foreign currency depreciates the real value of local currencies. □ [V + by ] During those five years, the pound depreciated by a quarter. ●  de|pre|cia|tion /d I priː ʃie I ʃ ^ə n/ (depreciations ) N‑VAR □  …miscellaneous costs, including machinery depreciation and wages.

dep|re|da|tion /de pr I de I ʃ ^ə n/ (depredations ) N‑VAR The depredations of a person, animal, or force are their harmful actions, which usually involve taking or damaging something. [FORMAL ] □  Much of the region's environmental depredation is a result of poor planning.

de|press /d I pre s/ (depresses , depressing , depressed )

1 VERB If someone or something depresses you, they make you feel sad and disappointed. □ [V n] I must admit the state of the country depresses me.

2 VERB If something depresses prices, wages, or figures, it causes them to become less. □ [V n] The stronger U.S. dollar depressed sales.

de|pressed /d I pre st/