safe-deposit

[ seyf-di-poz-it ]

/ ˈseɪf dɪˌpɒz ɪt /

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adjective

providing safekeeping for valuables: a safe-deposit vault.

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Also safety-deposit.

Origin of safe-deposit

An Americanism dating back to 1775–85

Words nearby safe-deposit

safe as houses, safe-blower, safe-breaker, safe-conduct, safecracker, safe-deposit, safe-deposit box, safeguard, safe harbor, safe house, safekeeping

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How to use safe-deposit in a sentence

And it must make sure that the platform of debate where we can freely exchange ideas is safe and sound.
Ayaan Hirsi Ali: Our Duty Is to Keep Charlie Hebdo Alive|Ayaan Hirsi Ali|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
They called for peace, reconciliation, and the safe return of Father Gregorio.
Mexico’s Priests Are Marked for Murder|Jason McGahan|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Their leader, Njie, still going by “Dave” during the operation, would stay a safe distance away until the State House was secure.
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“We wish each and every one of you a happy and safe new year,” Giorgio said at the very end.
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There was Carol White, a ho-hum homemaker who finds herself besieged by multiple chemical sensitivity in Safe.
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A desultory conversation on politics, in which neither took the slightest interest, was a safe neutral ground.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
It separates into three layers upon standing—a brown deposit, a clear fluid, and a frothy layer.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
The governor of the fortress was provided with a safe residence in Egypt, and an annual pension of 75,000 piasters.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
Could this be the safe old house in which childish days had passed, in which all around were always friendly and familiar faces?
Checkmate|Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
The truth is, it is not safe to trot down such mountains and hardly to ride down them at all.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley

British Dictionary definitions for safe-deposit

safe-deposit

safety-deposit

noun

a place or building with facilities for the safe storage of money or valuables
(as modifier)a safe-deposit box

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