subdepository

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noun

A depository forming part of a larger depository.

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Meanings

nounsubdepository (plural subdepositories)

plural subdepositories

  1. A depository forming part of a larger depository.

    Since many transactions of opposite sign may be involved, the usual approach is to require subdepositories to report daily to the central depository the net movements for each type of security.

    2001, Developing Government Bond Markets: A Handbook, page 276

Origin

From sub- + depository.

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APA

subdepository. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subdepository

MLA

“subdepository.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subdepository. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subdepository,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subdepository.

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