safe-deposit box
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of safe-deposit box
An Americanism dating back to 1880–85
Example Sentences
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Will we receive the contents of her safe-deposit box when she dies?
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
They are more likely in that jar of change your grandfather kept, or in your mother’s safe-deposit box.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2025
The hush money caught the attention of the federal authorities, leading them in April 2018 to search Cohen’s home and office; a hotel room where he was staying; and a safe-deposit box.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 30, 2024
The FBI gave Los Angeles mother Linda Martin the silent treatment for more than two years before finally returning the money it had seized from her safe-deposit box.
From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2023
They staked out the doll shop, and they examined Dickinson’s bank account and safe-deposit box.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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