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
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
To keep his cash safe, Ruiz stored it in a safe-deposit box in Beverly Hills.
From Slate ● Feb. 7, 2024
In 1983, he signed a one-page lease agreement with First National State Bank of Edison in Highland Park, New Jersey, for a safe-deposit box.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 20, 2019
The tape is locked up with his will and some other valuables in his safe-deposit box at the Ilium Merchants National Bank and Trust, he says.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
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