What it means
واریز (vâriz) means deposit or the crediting of money into a bank account. The root وَرز (varz) is of Middle Iranian origin, related to working or applying effort to something, and the word was extended in modern administrative Persian to cover the action of paying money into an account. واریز is used both as a noun (the deposit itself) and as part of the compound verb واریز کردن (vâriz kardan, to deposit, to transfer money in). Its direct opposite in banking is برداشت (bardâsht, withdrawal). You may also encounter the phrase واریز شد (vâriz shod), meaning it has been deposited or the payment has gone through, which is one of the most satisfying phrases in daily Iranian financial life.
How to use it
- حقوقم واریز شد. (Hoququm vâriz shod.) “My salary has been deposited.”
- پول رو واریز کردم، رسید دارم. (Pul ro vâriz kardam, resid dâram.) “I made the deposit, I have the receipt.”
- واریز به حساب من چقدر طول میکشه؟ (Vâriz be hesâb-e man chaqadr tul mikeshe?) “How long does a deposit to my account take?”
- فردا واریز میکنم، نگران نباش. (Fardâ vâriz mikonam, nagarân nabâsh.) “I will transfer it tomorrow, do not worry.”
Cultural note
واریز شد (vâriz shod) is one of the most frequently heard phrases in Iranian daily life, usually arriving as an SMS from the bank the moment a payment clears. Salaries, rent payments, and business transfers all announce themselves this way. The phrase has taken on a celebratory tone: when someone says حقوقم واریز شد (hoququm vâriz shod, my salary came in), it often signals a small social occasion, perhaps a treat for colleagues. In an era of high inflation, the moment of واریز is always welcome and always briefly counted before plans are made.