depository
noun/dɪˈpɑzɪˌtɔri/
Frequency rank: #13,771 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
A place where things are deposited for storage or safekeeping.
Example sentence
All valuable documents are stored in the central depository for safekeeping.
Synonyms & related words
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