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Word and Category
Word: Deposit
Related Definition: Bank
Category: Action Word
What this category means: Action words describe things we do with money. These words help children understand that money habits are built through actions and choices they make again and again.
Definitions
In Simple Words
To deposit money means to put money into a bank.
You deposit money when you save it instead of spending it.
A Little More Grown-Up
A deposit is money you put into a bank or savings account to keep it safe.
Depositing money helps your savings grow and keeps track of how much money you have.
Deposited means the money has already been put into the bank.
Depositing is the action of putting money into a bank.
Context Clues
Note: You can find the word “deposit” in Sammy Rabbit stories and activities when kids talk about saving money, visiting the bank, or adding money to a savings goal.
Sammy Says Sentence
Sammy Says: “Deposit money regularly into saving and investment accounts!”
Silly Sentence
I deposited my coin so it could rest safely with its money friends at the bank.
Serious Sentence
When you deposit money, you put it into the bank to save it for later.
Rhyming Sentences
Silly Rhyming Sentence:
I made a deposit—plop, plop, hooray! My money’s safe and tucked away!
Serious Rhyming Sentence:
Each deposit I make helps my savings grow, one step at a time, nice and slow.
Money Habit Sentences and Connection
Money Habit Sentences:
Making a deposit into your savings is a smart money habit. Every time you earn money, adding some as a deposit can become a helpful habit.
Share with kids:
Making deposits is a powerful money habit, especially to saving and investment accounts.
Examples of Depositing Money
Putting allowance into a savings account
Adding gift money to the bank
Saving coins instead of spending them
Depositing money toward a goal
Examples of What Is Not a Deposit
Spending money at a store
Taking money out of the bank
Losing money
Keeping money in unsafe places
Related Money Words
Bank • Save • Savings Account • Goal • Interest
Opposite Money Words
Withdraw • Spend
Questions for Kids
Ask your child or student: “What could happen if you make deposits regularly?”
Remember
Every deposit—big or small—helps your money grow and brings you closer to your dreams.
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