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Depository

nounid 2286·updated May 9, 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.

Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

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Information Class

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Variants

synonym
deposit
plural
Depositories
possessive
Depository's
pluralpossessive
Depositories'

Framework definitions

Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) IT Examination Handbook Infobase, Glossary1 senseview framework →
§1
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.
Wordset Dictionary1 senseview framework →
§1
a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping

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