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night safe

British

noun

a safe built into the outside wall of a bank, in which customers can deposit money at times when the bank is closed

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Families have gathered under olive trees in a small field to pitch shelters where survivors can spend the night, safe from aftershocks even if their damaged homes stayed mostly erect.

From Reuters • Sep. 10, 2023

"You have the likes of the Valley Hotel and the butchers. There is not going to be a night safe, so what are they going to do with their takings?," she asks.

From BBC • May 22, 2022

Even after his mother walked through the door late that night, safe but shaken, his protective impulse remained.

From New York Times • Jan. 4, 2022

The original night safe and bank manager's private office have been retained and Mr Cooke is currently making plans to transform the underground vault into a farm shop.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2021

Then he opened the night safe, and dropped in the gray bags.

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman

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