safekeeping

American  

[seyf-kee-ping] / ˈseɪfˈki pɪŋ /

noun

1. the act of keeping safe or the state of being kept safe; protection; care; custody.

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safekeeping British  

/ ˈseɪfˈkiːpɪŋ /

noun

1. the act of keeping or state of being kept in safety

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Etymology

Origin of safekeeping

First recorded in 1400–50, safekeeping is from late Middle English safe kepyng. See safe, keeping

Example Sentences

“We think maybe it was placed there for safekeeping. We’ll never know for sure, of course. The past is a lost country. You can only imagine it, like a dream.”

From Literature

Her family said she started singing before she could talk and within a few years, she composed a song about a corncob doll that her proud mother transcribed and tucked into a shoebox for safekeeping.

From Salon

I tore out the page on Mr. Lincoln and folded it up, then poked it under my bonnet for safekeeping.

From Literature

We’ve lost every single physical thing we carried into our home for safekeeping.

From Los Angeles Times

But her success feels hollow after she reads the diaries that Lila has given her for safekeeping.

From The Wall Street Journal