Deposit vs. Caution — What's the Difference?

A sum of money paid into a bank or building society account

Care taken to avoid danger or mistakes

A sum payable as a first instalment on the purchase of something or as a pledge for a contract, the balance being payable later

An amusing or surprising person

A layer or mass of accumulated matter

Say something as a warning

The action of placing something in a specified place

Careful forethought to avoid danger or harm.

Put or set down (something or someone) in a specific place

Close attention or vigilance to minimize risk

Place (something) somewhere for safekeeping

Prudence or restraint in action or decision

To put or set down; place.

A warning or admonishment, especially to take heed

To lay down or leave behind by a natural process

A cautious action; a precaution

To give over or entrust for safekeeping.

(Informal) One that is striking or alarming.

To put (money) in a bank or financial account.

To warn or admonish

To give as partial payment or security.

To give a warning or admonishment

To become deposited; settle.

Prudence when faced with, or when expecting to face, danger; care taken in order to avoid risk or harm.

Something, such as money, that is entrusted for safekeeping, as in a bank.

A careful attention to the probable effects of an act, in order that failure or harm may be avoided.

The condition of being deposited

Security; guaranty; bail.

A partial or initial payment of a cost or debt

(dated) One who draws attention or causes astonishment by their behaviour.

A sum of money given as security for an item acquired for temporary use.

(law) A formal warning given as an alternative to prosecution in minor cases.

A depository.

(soccer) A yellow card.

(Geology) A concentration of mineral matter or sediment in a layer, vein, or pocket

(transitive) To warn; to alert, advise that caution is warranted.

(Physiology) An accumulation of organic or inorganic material, such as a lipid or mineral, in a body tissue, structure, or fluid.

(soccer) To give a yellow card

A sediment or precipitate that has settled out of a solution.

A careful attention to the probable effects of an act, in order that failure or harm may be avoided; prudence in regard to danger; provident care; wariness.

A coating or crust left on a surface, as by evaporation or electrolysis.

Security; guaranty; bail.

(geology) Sediment or rock that is not native to its present location or is different from the surrounding material. Sometimes refers to ore or gems.

Precept or warning against evil of any kind; exhortation to wariness; advice; injunction.

That which is placed anywhere, or in anyone's hands, for safekeeping; something entrusted to the care of another.

A pledge, bond, or other security for the performance of an obligation either in or out of judicial proceedings; the promise or contract of one not for himself but another; security.

(banking) Money placed in an account.

To give notice of danger to; to warn; to exhort [one] to take heed.

Anything left behind on a surface.

The trait of being cautious; being attentive to possible danger;

(finance) A sum of money or other asset given as an initial payment, to show good faith, or to reserve something for purchase.

A warning against certain acts;

A sum of money given as a security for a borrowed item, which will be given back when the item is returned, e.g. a bottle deposit or can deposit

Judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger;

A place of deposit; a depository.

The trait of being circumspect and prudent

(transitive) To lay down; to place; to put.

Warn strongly; put on guard

To lay up or away for safekeeping; to put up; to store.

To entrust one's assets to the care of another. Sometimes done as collateral.

(transitive) To put money or funds into an account.

To lay aside; to rid oneself of.

To lay down; to place; to put; to let fall or throw down (as sediment); as, a crocodile deposits her eggs in the sand; the waters deposited a rich alluvium.

To lay up or away for safe keeping; to put up; to store; as, to deposit goods in a warehouse.

To lodge in some one's hands for safe keeping; to commit to the custody of another; to intrust; esp., to place in a bank, as a sum of money subject to order.

To lay aside; to rid one's self of.

That which is deposited, or laid or thrown down; as, a deposit in a flue; especially, matter precipitated from a solution (as the siliceous deposits of hot springs), or that which is mechanically deposited (as the mud, gravel, etc., deposits of a river).

A natural occurrence of a useful mineral under the conditions to invite exploitation.

That which is placed anywhere, or in any one's hands, for safe keeping; something intrusted to the care of another; esp., money lodged with a bank or banker, subject to order; anything given as pledge or security.

A bailment of money or goods to be kept gratuitously for the bailor.

A place of deposit; a depository.

The phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating

Matter deposited by some natural process

The natural process of laying down a deposit of something

Money deposited in a bank

A partial payment made at the time of purchase; the balance to be paid later

Money given as security for an article acquired for temporary use;

A payment given as a guarantee that an obligation will be met

A facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping

The act of putting something somewhere

Fix, force, or implant;

Put into a bank account;

Put (something somewhere) firmly;