safe-deposit box
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of safe-deposit box
An Americanism dating back to 1880–85
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
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
To keep his cash safe, Ruiz stored it in a safe-deposit box in Beverly Hills.
From Slate ● Feb. 7, 2024
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
Get the money from the safe-deposit box and pay my medical bills.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
