Depository
(noun)
- A place where something is deposited for safekeeping, storage, or preservation.
- A place where something is deposited for future use or reference.
Origin:
From latin deponere, meaning "to put down".
Examples:
- The library is a depository for books, manuscripts and other forms of knowledge.
- The bank is a depository for money and other valuables.
- The museum is a depository for artifacts and other cultural treasures.
- The company uses a depository to store all its important documents and records.
- The archive is a depository for historical documents and records.