safety-deposit

[ seyf-tee-di-poz-it ]

/ ˈseɪf ti dɪˌpɒz ɪt /

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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

How to use safety-deposit in a sentence

A passing off-duty school safety officer named Fred Lucas said that he had been told the man was a drug dealer.
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“This is the only place in the souk you can buy safety pins,” he said.
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The accident rate in Asia has marred what was in 2014 a banner year for aviation safety.
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Not for the benefit of the harasser, of course, but for your own safety.
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There was virtually no government oversight of safety and operational standards.
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It separates into three layers upon standing—a brown deposit, a clear fluid, and a frothy layer.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
To Berthier, if to any one, Bonaparte entrusted his secret designs, for he knew that he could do so in safety.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
These residents then killed the parish priest, and without arms fled for safety to the mountain ravines.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
Juan de Messa lost his head, and ran down stairs, thinking that his safety lay there.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
Factors which favor an early deposit are high acidity, diminished urinary pigments, and excessive excretion of uric acid.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd