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depositable

/dɪˈpɒzɪtəbəl/

depositable adjective: capable of being deposited; able to be placed, laid down, or accumulated in a particular place, typically as a layer, residue, or item.

Adjective

depositable (comparative more depositable, superlative most depositable)

  1. (formal, rare) Capable of being deposited; able to be placed, laid down, or accumulated in a particular place, typically as a layer, residue, or item.
    • Had the ransom been of the nature of depositable things, (viz. to secure satisfaction in case the treaty took effect, and to be resumed in case it succeeded not), it had much altered the matter; there had no great damage accrued to the depositor; he might have received his own again, though not...1762, Elisha Coles, A Practical Discourse OF GOD's Sovereignty, with OTHER MATERIAL POINTS DERIVED Thence., 14th edition, pages 180-181
    • The hereinbefore described method of producing from an impure solution of zinc salts a zinc electrolyte free from depositable impurities which consists in subjecting the solution to the action of an electric current to precipitate and deposit the depositable impurities and at the same time...1894, SPECIFICATIONS AND DRAWINGS OF PATENTS ISSUED FROM THE UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE FOR JANUARY, 1894., Part 1, Washington: Government Printing Office, page 1041

Forms of depositable

comparativemore depositable
superlativemost depositable

Origin of depositable

From deposit + -able.

Questions about depositable

What does depositable mean?
Depositable means capable of being deposited; able to be placed, laid down, or accumulated in a particular place, typically as a layer, residue, or item.
What part of speech is depositable?
Depositable is an adjective.
How do you pronounce depositable?
Depositable is pronounced /dɪˈpɒzɪtəbəl/.

Words near depositable in the dictionary

  1. deposit protections
  2. deposit receipt
  3. deposit receipts
  4. deposit slip
  5. deposit slips
  6. depositable
  7. depositaries
  8. depositary
  9. depositary receipt
  10. depositary receipts
  11. depositation

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