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

Kim Kardashian now sheds her jewelry when she arrives home and sends it to a separate location for safekeeping so she can sleep comfortably at night, she testified.

From Los Angeles Times

The police department keeps more than 3,000 items of evidence, found property and property being held for safekeeping, according to the department’s website.

From Los Angeles Times

As gluten-free options were few, far between and commonly disappointing back then, I'd often make my own recipes and post them there for safekeeping.

From BBC

Among the objects housed at the property for safekeeping during the war were the 37 wooden panels from Van Dyck's unfinished iconography project.

From BBC

Local people who tracked down his family using an inscription left on the wooden seat have now returned it to them after holding on to the bench for safekeeping.

From BBC