safe-deposit box
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of safe-deposit box
An Americanism dating back to 1880–85
Example Sentences
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In previous years, schemes touting investors’ ability to hold IRA-designated gold at home or in a safe-deposit box left customers with six-figure tax bills.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 24, 2025
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
On March 6, the now 45-year-old Seattle resident was back, thanks to a computer search and a safe-deposit box full of cash.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 18, 2023
In 2013, at a friend’s urging, Mrs. Thomas returned to the Washington bank where she had stored her husband’s old black-leather briefcase in a safe-deposit box.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 20, 2019
The check was converted to large bills, and the bills in their bales were in the safe-deposit box at the Monterey County Bank.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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