deposited

Deposited is the past tense and past participle of the verb deposit. It is used in a variety of contexts to indicate that something has been placed, laid down, accumulated, or left behind in a particular location or state.

In finance, to deposit funds means to place money into a financial account, such as a bank account or brokerage. Deposits can be cash, checks, or electronic transfers and may be subject to account terms, limits, and insurance coverage offered by institutions or regulators.

In geology and environmental science, deposition refers to the laying down or accumulation of sediment, minerals, or organic material in a new location. Materials transported by water, wind, or ice are eventually deposited, forming layers that can become sedimentary rocks through compaction and cementation. Deposited materials may provide records of past environments and climatic conditions.

In chemistry and physics, deposition describes a phase transition in which a substance moves directly from a gas to a solid, bypassing the liquid state. This process, also called desublimation, results in a solid deposit such as frost forming on surfaces. The word can describe surfaces or coatings that have been deposited during exposure to vapors or gases.

In archaeology and anthropology, artifacts or ecofacts found in a site are described as deposited in its stratigraphic context, meaning they were placed there by past human or natural processes and accumulated over time to form distinct layers.

Note that in legal contexts, deposition refers to sworn testimony given under oath, known as a deposition or deposed testimony; the past participle “deposited” is less commonly used in this sense. Etymologically, deposit derives from Latin deponere, meaning to put down.