<p><strong>noun</strong></p><ul><li>plural depositories.</li><li>a place where something is deposited or stored, as for safekeeping: the night depository of a bank.</li><li>a depositary; trustee.</li></ul><p><strong>adjective</strong></p><ul><li>of or relating to a depository or depositories: the depository role of a bank.</li></ul>