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on deposit

[on deposit] {adv. phr.} In a bank. * /I have almost $500 on deposit in my account./ * /The children save their pennies and each month place them on deposit./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

Woody Allen

(1935--), Without Feathers If only God would give me some clear sign! Like making a large deposit in my name at a Swiss bank. www.english-slang.com

pay down

[pay down] {v. phr.} 1. To give as a deposit on some purchase, the rest of which is to be paid in periodic installments. * /"How much can you pay […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

out on bail

[out on bail] {adv. phr.} Released from prison because a security deposit known as "bail" has been put up by an individual or a bail bond broker. * /The murder […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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