safety-deposit
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of safety-deposit
First recorded in 1890–95
Example Sentences
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Citizens might not have access to documents that are locked in a safety deposit box at a bank, or because they have been lost or stolen in times of moving or hardship.
From Slate • Aug. 29, 2024
Another $70,000 was discovered inside his wife's safety deposit box at a bank.
From BBC • Sep. 25, 2023
In a letter addressed to Butler, sent 16 years after her death, a local bank sought overdue payment for a safety deposit box.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 25, 2022
Brunner hid so much cash, she says, that a bank employee had to help Brunner's son shove a stuffed safety deposit box back into place.
From Salon • Nov. 17, 2022
She wore all the necklaces and chokers and bracelets that were destined to live most of their lives in an extra-large safety deposit box in a bank vault in New England.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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