Depository \De*pos"i*to*ry\ (-t[-o]*r[y^]), n.; pl. {Depositories} (-r[i^]z). 1. A place where anything is deposited for sale or keeping; as, warehouse is a depository for goods; a clerk's office is a depository for records. 2. One with whom something is deposited; a depositary. I am the sole depository of my own secret, and it shall perish with me. --Junius.