safety-deposit box

noun

Origin of safety-deposit box

First recorded in 1925–30

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Just like your bank might want to check your fingerprint before you access your safety-deposit box, an online bank can check a device’s PUF to make sure that only someone with the right device is accessing a bank account.
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This was material that was buried for safekeeping, almost like a safety deposit box that was never claimed.
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Scattergood took possession of this sentence and placed it in the safety-deposit box of his memory.
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As a matter of prudence, he had rented a safety-deposit box at the Crdit Lyonnais in which to keep it.
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Then—then—Oh, well, hire me a safety deposit box and buy me a lot of Liberty bonds.
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As was his custom with important papers, Mr. Stower would not trust even a safety deposit box with the custody of his will.
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The package was found by his executor sealed in a safety deposit box.
The Pirate of Panama | William MacLeod Raine

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