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safety-deposit

[ seyf-tee-di-poz-it ]

/ ˈseɪf ti dɪˌpɒz ɪt /

adjective

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Origin of safety-deposit

First recorded in 1890–95

Words nearby safety-deposit

safety car, safety catch, safety chain, safety circuit, safety curtain, safety-deposit, safety-deposit box, safety factor, safety film, safety fuse, safety fuze

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Example sentences from the Web for safety-deposit

As a matter of prudence, he had rented a safety-deposit box at the Crdit Lyonnais in which to keep it.
The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsene Lupin, Gentleman-Burglar|Maurice Leblanc
As though by magic, money began hunting dark holes in stockings and cellars and safety-deposit boxes.
Quiet Talks with World Winners|S. D. Gordon
Scattergood took possession of this sentence and placed it in the safety-deposit box of his memory.
Scattergood Baines|Clarence Budington Kelland
The key to it is in my safety-deposit vault at the Consolidated Bank.
Her Father's Daughter|Gene Stratton-Porter

"I want a safety-deposit box big enough to hold this," she said briefly, exhibiting the paper-wrapped packet.
The Price|Francis Lynde

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