Depository

nounverified·updated Oct 6, 2026

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An institution that holds funds or marketable securities for safekeeping. Depositories may be privately or publicly operated and allow securities transfers through book-entry and offer funds accounts permitting funds transfers as a means of payment.

Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) IT Examination Handbook Infobase, Glossary

Senses

1 more sense beyond the canonical

Wordset Dictionary

a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping

Classifications

per-axis with provenance

Entity Type

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Physical became Facility; its devices went to Asset (Dorian, 2026-10-06; cki DESIGN.md I-071)

Sensitivity

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Information Class

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Variants

4 surface forms

synonym: deposit
plural: Depositories
possessive: Depository's
pluralpossessive: Depositories'

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