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safekeeping
noun 4
Collocations
2ADJ.
removed
PREP.
in
Definitions
noun
1
the act of keeping something safe; protection from harm, damage, loss, or theft
2
the storage of assets in a protected area
3
the responsibility of a guardian
4
not returning checks; a system wherein banks keep checks (cheques) that people write, rather than returning them to the account holder with their monthly statement.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — the responsibility of a guardian or keeper
- guardianship
- keeping
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
201
The valuables are in the bank's safekeeping.
Tatoeba · #2015202
They found considerable damage to many of the museum's statues and sarcophagi that were too large to be removed for safekeeping.
Tatoeba · #11518056Usage Notes
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