Dictionary

safekeeping en · NOUN

Etymology

From safe + keeping.

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) the act of keeping something safe; protection from harm, damage, loss, or theft
2. (uncountable, usually) the storage of assets in a protected area
   • I locked the documents in my bureau for safekeeping.
3. (uncountable, usually) the responsibility of a guardian
4. (US, uncountable, usually) 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.

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Translations (8)

grc τήρησις (act of keeping something safe) · la custōdia (act of keeping something safe) · uk зберіга́ння (act of keeping something safe) · hi अभिरक्षण (act of keeping something safe) · hi हिफ़ाज़त (act of keeping something safe) · hi अभिरक्षा (act of keeping something safe) · ru хране́ние (act of keeping something safe) · hi हिफाजत (act of keeping something safe)