- [usually singular]
a sum of money that is given as the first part of a larger payment 订金；订钱 They normally ask you to pay $100 (as a) deposit. 他们通常要求付 100 美元（作为）订金。 All deposits are non-refundable. 所有押金不可退还。 - deposit on something (British English)
We've put down a 5% deposit on the house. 我们已支付了房款的 5% 作为订金。
Synonyms paymentpayment- premium
- contribution
- subscription
- repayment
- deposit
- instalment
- payment an amount of money that you pay or are expected to pay; the act of paying:
ten monthly payments of $50 每月付款 50 美元，十次付清 payment in advance 预先付款
- premium an amount of money that you pay once or regularly for an insurance policy; an extra payment added to the basic rate; a higher amount of money than usual:
an insurance premium 保险费 a premium for express delivery 快递附加费
- contribution a sum of money that you pay regularly to your employer or the government in order to pay for benefits such as health insurance, a pension, etc:
You can increase your monthly contributions to the pension plan. 你可以增加你的养老金计划每月供款。
- subscription an amount of money you pay in advance to receive a service:
a subscription to Netflix 订阅《网飞》
- repayment (British English)
an amount of money that you pay regularly to a bank, etc. until you have returned all the money that you owe; the act of paying this money: 指按期偿还的款项、分期偿还额、偿还债务、归还借款： the repayments on the loan 贷款的分期偿还额
- deposit an amount of money that you pay as the first part of a larger payment:
We've put down a 5 per cent deposit on the house. 我们已经为这所房子付了5%的定金。
- instalment one of a number of payments that you make regularly over a period of time until you have paid for something:
We paid for the car by/in instalments. 我们以分期付款买了这辆车。
- (a/an) annual/monthly/regular payment/premium/contributions/subscription/repayment/deposit/instalment
- payment/repayment in full
- to pay a(n) premium/contribution/subscription/deposit/instalment
- to make a payment/repayment/deposit
- to meet/keep up (with) (the) payment(s)/the premiums/(the) repayment(s)/the instalments
CollocationsMoving house 搬家 Renting 租房子 - live in a rented/(especially North American English) rental property
住在租来的住所里 - rent/share/move into a furnished house/(British English) flat/(especially North American English) apartment
租用／合住／搬进配有家具的房屋／公寓 - rent a studio/(British English) a studio flat/(especially North American English) a studio apartment/(British English) a bedsit
租一个单间公寓 - find/get a housemate/(British English) a flatmate/(North American English) a roommate
找一个室友 - sign/break the lease/rental agreement/contract
签署／违反租约／租赁协议／合同 - extend/renew/terminate the lease/(British English) tenancy
延长租赁期限；续签／终止租约 - afford/pay the rent/the bills/(North American English) the utilities
付得起／支付租金／账单／水电气等杂费 - (especially British English) fall behind with/ (especially North American English) fall behind on the rent
拖欠租金 - pay/lose/return a damage deposit/(North American English) security deposit
支付／失去／退还损坏押金／保证金 - give/receive a month’s/two-weeks’ notice to leave/vacate the property
提前一个月／两周发出／收到离开／腾空住房的通知
Being a landlord 做房东 - have a flat/an apartment/a room (British English) to let/(especially North American English) for rent
- rent (out)/lease (out)/ (British English) let (out)/sublet a flat/an apartment/a house/a property
- collect/increase/raise the rent
收取／增加／提高房租 - evict the existing tenants
赶走现有房客 - attract/find new/prospective tenants
吸引／寻找新的／可能的房客 - invest in rental property/(British English) property to let/(British English) the buy-to-let market
投资购房用于出租
Buying 购买房子 - buy/acquire/purchase a house/(a) property/(especially North American English) (a piece of) prime real estate
购置一栋房子／一处房产／（一块）优质房地产 - call/contact/use (British English) an estate agent/(North American English) a Realtor™/(North American English) a real estate agent/broker
电话联系／联系／任用房地产经纪人 - make/ (British English) put in an offer on a house
提供房子的报价 - put down/save for (British English) a deposit on a house
支付／存钱付房屋订金 - make/put/save for (especially North American English) a down payment on a house/home
支付／攒钱支付买房的首付金 - apply for/arrange/take out a mortgage/home loan
申请／商定／取得按揭／住房贷款 - (struggle to) pay the mortgage
（竭力）支付按揭贷款 - make/meet/keep up/cover the monthly mortgage payments/(British English also) repayments
支付每月的按揭贷款 - (British English) repossess/ (especially North American English) foreclose on somebody’s home/house
收回某人的房子；终止某人的房屋赎回权
Selling 出售房子 - put your house/property on the market/up for sale/up for auction
将房屋／房产投放市场／出售／拍卖 - increase/lower your price/the asking price
提高／降低价格／要价 - have/hold/hand over the deed/(especially British English) deeds of/to the house, land, etc.
持有／移交房屋、土地等契约
Extra ExamplesTopics Houses and homesb2I had to leave a €50 deposit on the bike. 我不得不留下 50 欧元作为自行车的押金。 We've put down the deposit on our new car. 我们已经支付了新车的订金。 The shop said it would reserve the rug for him if he paid £20 as a deposit. 商店说如果他付20英镑定金，就为他保留地毯。 All deposits for holiday cottages are refundable. 度假别墅的抵押金可全数退还。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + deposit- pay
- put down
- deposit on
- [usually singular]
a sum of money that is paid by somebody when they rent something and that is returned to them if they do not lose or damage the thing they are renting 押金 to pay a deposit 付押金 They'll probably ask you to leave a deposit. 他们可能会要求你留下押金。
Extra ExamplesThe car costs $50 per day in rental, plus a $200 deposit which you will get back at the end of the week. 这辆车租金每天50元，加上200元押金，押金本周末退还。 You'll get back your deposit once we've checked the bikes are all right. 我们检查自行车没问题后你就可以取回押金。 If furniture is damaged, you will forfeit your deposit. 如果家具受损，你的押金会被没收。 You have to pay a deposit of $1 200 as well as two months' rent. 你得交 1,200 美元的押金和两个月的租金。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- refundable
- returnable
- non-refundable
- …
- give (somebody)
- leave (somebody)
- pay (somebody)
- …
- deposit on
a sum of money that is paid into a bank account 存款 CollocationsFinance Finance 财务 Income 收入 - earn money/cash/(informal) a fortune/the minimum wage/a living wage
- make money/a fortune/(informal) a killing on the stock market
在股市上赚钱／赚一大笔钱／发大财 - acquire/inherit/amass wealth/a fortune
获得／继承／积累财富／一大笔钱 - build up funds/savings
积累资金／存款 - get/receive/leave (somebody) an inheritance/a legacy
得到／（给某人）留下遗产 - live on a low wage/a fixed income/a pension
靠低微的工资／固定收入／养老金过活 - get/receive/draw/collect a pension
领取养老金 - depend/be dependent on (British English) benefits/(North American English) welfare/social security
靠福利金／社会保障金过活
Expenditure 开支；支出 - spend money/your savings/(informal) a fortune on…
把钱／存款／一大笔钱花在…上 - invest/put your savings in…
投资／把储蓄金用于… - throw away/waste/ (informal) shell out money on…
把钱浪费／花费巨资在…上 - lose your money/inheritance/pension
失去钱财／遗产／养老金 - use up/ (informal) wipe out all your savings
把储蓄用光 - pay (in) cash
用现金支付 - use/pay by a credit/debit/contactless card
- pay by/make out a/write somebody a/accept a (British English) cheque/(US English) check
用支票支付；开支票；给某人开支票；接受支票 - change/exchange money/currency
- give/pay/leave (somebody) a deposit
预付（某人）订金
Banks 银行 - have/hold/open/close/freeze a bank account/an account
持有／开立／注销／冻结银行账户 - credit/debit/pay something into/take money out of your account
记入账户的贷方／借方；把钱存入账户／从账户中取出 - deposit money/funds in your account
往账户里存钱／存入资金 - withdraw money/cash/£30 from an ATM, etc.
从自动提款机等取钱／现金／30 英镑 - (formal) make a deposit/withdrawal
存款；取款 - find/go to/use (especially North American English) an ATM/(British English) a cash machine/dispenser
找到／去／使用自动提款机 - be in credit/in debit/in the black/in the red/overdrawn
账面有钱／亏空；有盈余；透支 - use a mobile/an online banking app/platform/service
Personal finance 个人理财 - manage/handle/plan/run/ (especially British English) sort out your finances
管理／处理／计划／经营管理／整顿财务问题 - plan/manage/work out/stick to a budget
计划／管理／制订／严格执行预算 - offer/extend credit (to somebody)
（给某人）提供贷款 - arrange/take out a loan/an overdraft
商定／获得贷款／透支额 - pay back/repay money/a loan/a debt
偿还钱／贷款／债务 - pay for something in (especially British English) instalments/(North American English usually) installments
以分期付款方式购买某物
Financial difficulties 财务困难 - get into debt/financial difficulties
陷入债务／财务困难 - be short of/ (informal) be strapped for cash
缺钱 - run out of/owe money
钱用光了；欠钱 - face/get/ (informal) be landed with a bill for £…
面对／收到一张…英镑的账单 - can’t afford the cost of…/payments/rent
承担不起…的费用／款项／房租 - fall behind with/ (especially North American English) fall behind on the mortgage/repayments/rent
拖欠按揭贷款／分期偿还款项／房租 - incur/run up/accumulate debts
带来／积欠／累积债务 - tackle/reduce/settle your debts
处理／减少／付清债务
Extra ExamplesTopics Moneyc1Bank deposits have increased by 2.3%. 银行存款增加了 2.3%。 She made a deposit of £60 into her account. 她往账户里存了 60 英镑。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bank
- building-society
- cash
- …
- make
- account
(in the British political system) the amount of money that a candidate in an election to Parliament has to pay, and that is returned if he/she gets enough votes 竞选保证金（英国议员候选人预付，获得足够的票数则退还） a layer of a substance that has formed naturally underground （地下自然形成的）沉积物，沉积层 mineral/gold/coal deposits 矿床；金矿；煤藏
Extra ExamplesThe region has many deposits of valuable oil. 这一地区有很多珍贵的石油矿藏。 an area with large mineral deposits 矿物储量大的地区
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- large
- rich
- thick
- …
- contain
- have
- form
- …
a layer of a substance that has been left somewhere, especially by a river, flood, etc., or is found at the bottom of a liquid （尤指河流、洪水、液体等的）沉积物，淤积物 The rain left a deposit of mud on the windows. 雨水在窗上留下一层泥。 fatty deposits in the arteries of the heart 心动脉中的脂肪沉积 glacial deposits 冰川沉积 The floods left a thick deposit of mud over the fields. 洪水过后，田地里留下了厚厚的一层泥浆。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- large
- rich
- thick
- …
- contain
- have
- form
- …
money钱
substance物质
Word Originlate 16th cent. (especially in the phrases in deposit or on deposit): from Latin depositum (noun), medieval Latin depositare (verb), both from Latin deposit- ‘laid aside’, from the verb deponere.
Idioms
on deposit
(of money 钱 placed in a deposit account 将（钱）存入银行；存储 With interest rates so low, there is little point in having cash on deposit. 由于利率如此之低，存款没有什么意义。