depository

Noun
US[dih-poz-uh-taw-ree]/dɪˈpɑzəˌtɔri/5 syllables

Open English WordNet

Noun (1)depositories

  1. a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeepingSynonyms: depositdepositaryrepositoryType of facility, installationKinds storehouse, museum, repertory, library, sperm bank, treasury, drop, archive, bank, lost-and-foundParts storage space
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

De·pos′i·to·ry (-tō-ry̆), noun; pl. Depositories (-rĭz).

1. A place where anything is deposited for sale or keeping; as, warehouse is a depository for goods; a clerk's office is a depository for records.

2. One with whom something is deposited; a depositary.

I am the sole depository of my own secret, and it shall perish with me.— Junius Letters

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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