A document issued by a bank, warehouse or other depository indicating ownership of a stored commodity. Chicago Mercantile Exchange Glossary
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depository receipt UK US noun [C] STOCK MARKET
► a document that represents a particular number of shares, bonds, etc. that have been bought from a stock market in another country, paid for in the currency of the buyer's country: »
The sale involved 6m shares, or depository receipts, to international investors.
Financial and business terms. 2012.