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deposit 1. A sum of money paid by a buyer as part of the sale price of something in order to reserve it. Depending on the terms agreed, the deposit may or may not be returned if the sale is not completed.
2. A sum of money left with an organization, such as a bank, for safekeeping or to earn interest or with a broker, dealer, etc., as a security to cover any trading losses incurred.
3. A sum of money paid as the first instalment on a
hire-purchase agreement. It is usually paid when the buyer takes possession of the goods.
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Jean Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet Lamarck, chevalier de
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Jean Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet Lamarck, chevalier de , 1744-1829, French naturalist...poverty marred his later years. Lamarck's theory of evolution, or...hypothesis was disputed during Lamarck's lifetime by Cuvier and others...
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Lamarck, Jean Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet, Chevalier de
Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology
Lamarck, Jean Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet, Chevalier de (1744–1829...the giraffe had short necks: Lamarck proposed that competition for...not hold a central position in Lamarck's own writings. His cardinal...
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Lamarck, Jean Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet, chevalier de
Book article from: A Dictionary of Plant Sciences
Lamarck, Jean Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet, chevalier de (1744–1829...not hold a central position in Lamarck's own writings. His cardinal...mechanism for this evolution. Lamarck explained that this progress...
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Chevalier de Lamarck
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Chevalier de Lamarck The French naturalist Jean Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet, Chevalier de Lamarck (1744-1829), is best known...work on invertebrate animals. Jean de Monet, Chevalier de Lamarck...
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