How to Say "to deposit" in Spanish
The most common Spanish word for “to deposit” is “depositar” — use 'depositar' when you want to put money, checks, or other items into a specific place, most commonly a bank account..
depositar
/deh-poh-see-tahr//deposiˈtaɾ/
Examples
Tengo que ir al banco para depositar este cheque.
I have to go to the bank to deposit this check.
Él depositó quinientos euros en su cuenta de ahorros.
He deposited five hundred euros into his savings account.
¿Ya depositaste el dinero del alquiler?
Did you already deposit the rent money?
A perfectly regular verb
This verb follows the standard pattern for verbs ending in '-ar' in every single tense. If you know how to conjugate 'hablar', you know 'depositar'!
Confusing with 'poner'
Mistake: “Poner dinero en el banco.”
Correction: Depositar dinero en el banco. While 'poner' (to put) is understood, 'depositar' or 'ingresar' is the professional way to say it in a bank context.
ingresar
/een-greh-sahr//iŋɡɾeˈsaɾ/
Examples
Tengo que ir al banco a ingresar este dinero.
I have to go to the bank to deposit this money.
La empresa ingresó mucho dinero el año pasado.
The company earned a lot of money last year.
El sueldo se ingresa automáticamente cada mes.
The salary is paid in automatically every month.
Money transfers
When talking about bank accounts, 'ingresar' often acts on the money itself. 'Ingresar 50 euros' means to put those 50 euros in.
Using 'depositar' vs 'ingresar'
Mistake: “Thinking 'depositar' is the only way to say deposit.”
Correction: In Spain, 'ingresar' is much more common than 'depositar' for daily banking.
Depositar vs. Ingresar
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