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English
Noun
dépôt (plural dépôts)
- Rare spelling of depot.
1864, James Parton, chapter III, in General Butler in New Orleans, Mason Brothers, page 67:Not less prompt were the Third and Eighth regiments, for they began to arrive in Boston as early as nine, each company welcomed at the dépôt by applauding thousands.
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Etymology
From Old French depost, from Latin dēpositum (“deposit”, noun), also the passive participle of dēpōnere (“to deposit”). Cognate with Spanish depósito.
Pronunciation
Noun
dépôt m (plural dépôts)
- warehouse, store, depot, depository
- act of depositing, act of placing
- (parliamentary procedure) tabling
- (law) filing
- deposit (object being deposited)
- registration, proposal
Aujourd’hui est le dernier jour de dépôt des candidatures.- Today is the last day for registering candidacy.
- (banking) deposit
- (geology) deposit
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