Definition
Large storage facilities or warehouses where goods, vehicles, or supplies are kept; also, train or bus stations where transportation vehicles are stored or dispatched.
Etymology
From French 'dépôt' (from Latin 'depositum,' something placed down). The term entered English in the 1700s as military and commercial logistics became more organized and centralized.
Kelly Says
Modern logistics companies like Amazon have figured out that depot placement is everything—your package speed depends less on shipping time than on which warehouse it gets routed through. Depot science is basically the math that made same-day delivery possible.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
depository
deh-poh-zee-toh-ree
CACatalà
depòsits
deh-poh-see-ts
CSČeština
depozita
deh-poh-zee-tah
DADansk
depoter
deh-poh-ter
ELΕλληνικά
αποθήκες
ah-po-theh-kes
ESEspañol
depósitos
deh-POH-zee-tohss
FISuomi
varastot
var-as-tot
FRFrançais
dépôts
deh-poh
GUGU
દેપોઝિટરી
deh-poh-zee-tari
HAHA
deposits
deh-poh-zitss
HEעברית
מאגרים
ma-a-gar-im
HUMagyar
depozitok
deh-poh-zee-tok
IDBahasa Indonesia
deposito
deh-poh-zee-toh
IGIG
deposits
deh-poh-zitss
ITItaliano
depositi
deh-POH-zee-tee
JA日本語
預金預かり所
yo-kin-yookari-sho
MSBahasa Melayu
deposito
deh-poh-zee-toh
NLNederlands
depots
deh-pohts
NONorsk
depoter
deh-poh-ter
PAPA
deposits
deh-poh-zitss
PLPolski
depozyty
deh-poh-zee-ty
PTPortuguês
depósitos
deh-POH-zee-tohss
RORomână
depozite
deh-poh-zee-teh
RUРусский
хранилища
hrah-ni-li-shcha
SVSvenska
depåer
deh-paw-er
SWKiswahili
maghala
ma-ha-la
TAதமிழ்
பொதுக்கூடம்
pothu-koo-dam
TLTL
mga deposito
mga deh-poh-zee-toh
TRTürkçe
depozito
deh-poh-zee-toh
UKУкраїнська
депозитарії
deh-poh-zee-ta-ree-i
VITiếng Việt
kho bạc
kho-bak
YOYO
deposits
deh-poh-zitss
ZUZU
deposits
deh-poh-zitss