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depository

[dih-poz-i-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] / dɪˈpɒz ɪˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /


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Oracle already sold $5 billion in depository shares for mandatory convertible preferred stock in February.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

On an adjusted basis, it lost 9 cents per American depository receipt.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

SK Hynix said it has submitted an application with the Securities and Exchange Commission to make its Korea-listed shares available on a U.S. exchange through American depository receipts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

"I'm convinced there are still people out there, one in particular who I think was probably in that cash depository that we've never traced," he said.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026

Chicago’s small but vocal censorians feared that impoverished parents would turn the building into a depository for unwanted children.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson




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