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How to pronounce “deposit”

“deposit” is pronounced /dəˈpɑzɪt/ (duh-PAH-zit) in American English and /dɪpɒzɪt/ in British English, and /dɪˈpɑzət/ is also accepted — 3 syllables, stressed on “os”.
The sound

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deposit

/dəˈpɑzɪt/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /dɪpɒzɪt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

3 beats
  1. depdə
  2. ospɑstress
  3. itzɪt
IPA (American)
/dəˈpɑzɪt/
IPA (British)
/dɪpɒzɪt/
Also accepted
/dɪˈpɑzət/
Respelling
duh-PAH-zit
Syllables
3 — dep-OS-it
Stress
Stress the second syllable: dep-OS-it. “os” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Part of speech
noun, verb
Difficulty
Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/dəˈpɑzɪt/

British

/dɪpɒzɪt/

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Meaning

What “deposit” means

  1. noun

    the phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating

  2. noun

    matter that has been deposited by some natural process

  3. noun

    the natural process of laying down a deposit of something

Say it in a sentence

“The deposit is returned within ten days of the key handover.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

7 sounds, in the order you say them
ddəschwappɑahzzɪshort itt

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Questions

“deposit”, answered

How do you pronounce “deposit”?

“deposit” is pronounced /dəˈpɑzɪt/ (duh-PAH-zit) in American English and /dɪpɒzɪt/ in British English, and /dɪˈpɑzət/ is also accepted — 3 syllables, stressed on “os”. Build it as dep-OS-it, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “deposit” have?

3: dep · os · it. The beat lands on the second, “os”.

Is “deposit” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /dəˈpɑzɪt/ (duh-PAH-zit); British English says /dɪpɒzɪt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “deposit” mean?

As a noun: the phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating For example: “The deposit is returned within ten days of the key handover.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “deposit”?

Stress the second syllable: dep-OS-it. “os” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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