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subdepository

subdepository noun: a depository forming part of a larger depository.

Noun

subdepository (plural subdepositories)

  1. A depository forming part of a larger depository.
    • Since many transactions of opposite sign may be involved, the usual approach is to require subdepositories to report daily to the central depository the net movements for each type of security.2001, Developing Government Bond Markets: A Handbook, page 276

Forms of subdepository

pluralsubdepositories

Origin of subdepository

From sub- + depository.

Questions about subdepository

What does subdepository mean?
Subdepository means a depository forming part of a larger depository.
What part of speech is subdepository?
Subdepository is a noun.
What is the plural of subdepository?
The plural of subdepository is subdepositories.

Words near subdepository in the dictionary

  1. subdeployment
  2. subdeployments
  3. subdepolarizing
  4. subdeposit
  5. subdepositories
  6. subdepository
  7. subdeposits
  8. subdepot
  9. subdepots
  10. subdepressed
  11. subdepressive

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