strongbox

American  

[strawng-boks, strong-] / ˈstrɔŋˌbɒks, ˈstrɒŋ- /

noun

1. a strongly made, lockable box or chest for safeguarding valuable possessions, as money, jewels, or documents.

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strongbox British  

/ ˈstrɒŋˌbɒks /

noun

1. a specially designed box or safe in which valuables are locked for safety

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Etymology

Origin of strongbox

First recorded in 1675–85; strong + box ¹

Example Sentences

The company has now announced the £B will be "exiting circulation" and is encouraging those "who still have notes sitting around the house in draws, or behind tills in strongboxes" to return them.

From BBC

But he wouldn’t mind if someone was able to retrieve his strongbox and the brand-new sword he left in it when he and others abandoned ship 77 years ago.

From Washington Times

Roughly half the sales floor is lined with all size and manner of safes, or strongboxes, while much of the rest is dedicated to the latest technology in home security.

From Washington Times

Puttering around with strongbox in hand, Kelsey Painter paints a droll version of the avaricious Bernard Bottomdollar, who arrives at the Hotel MacGuffin on a dark and stormy night.

From Washington Post

Grandfather kept his money in a strongbox under the boards in the corner of his bedroom.

From Literature