Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

security deposit

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.20 in modern English

Syllables: se-cu-ri-ty de-posit
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An amount of money paid in advance as security against the payor's nonperformance of a contractual obligation.

Example Sentences

"The landlord demanded one month's security deposit for rent, another for damage to the apartment, and one month's rent in advance."

Inflected Forms

security deposits (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

bail

Synonyms

margin

Questions

What does security deposit mean?: An amount of money paid in advance as security against the payor's nonperformance of a contractual obligation.

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