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depositee

depositee noun: the person with whom something is deposited.

Noun

depositee (plural depositees)

  1. The person with whom something is deposited.
  2. (historical) A member of the lowest of the three population classes created by Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge party in Cambodia after their revolution in the 1970s. These people were 'deposited' in the villages after being removed from the cities.

Forms of depositee

pluraldepositees

Origin of depositee

From deposit + -ee.

Questions about depositee

What does depositee mean?
Depositee means the person with whom something is deposited.
What part of speech is depositee?
Depositee is a noun.
What is the plural of depositee?
The plural of depositee is depositees.

Words near depositee in the dictionary

  1. depositary receipts
  2. depositation
  3. depositations
  4. deposite
  5. deposited
  6. depositee
  7. depositees
  8. deposites
  9. depositing
  10. depositings
  11. deposition

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