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nounthe act of keeping safe or the state of being kept safe; protection; care; custody. Origin of safekeepingFirst recorded in 1400–50, safekeeping is from late Middle English safe kepyng. See safe, keeping Words nearby safekeepingsafe-deposit, safe-deposit box, safeguard, safe harbor, safe house, safekeeping, safelight, safe period, safe seat, safe sex, safe space Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for safekeepingThis was material that was buried for safekeeping, almost like a safety deposit box that was never claimed. How To Strike Viking Gold|Lizzie Crocker|October 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST If the princes were quietly sent abroad for safekeeping, they probably resurfaced later, one at a time, to claim the throne. Unraveling King Richard III’s Secrets||February 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST It never occurred to her that I fell into the books—that I put myself inside them for safekeeping. Only Six Books: Excerpt From Jeanette Winterson’s New Memoir|Jeanette Winterson|March 7, 2012|DAILY BEAST Caylee Anthony's skull and other artifacts were carefully gathered up for safekeeping until justice could be found. The Case Against Casey|Diane Dimond|May 22, 2011|DAILY BEAST
For safekeeping, Cage housed them at his Bel Air pad in museum-like glass cases. Nicolas Cage, Compulsive Spender|Jacob Bernstein|November 3, 2009|DAILY BEAST He was taken to the city jail and locked up for safekeeping. Hunting with the Bow and Arrow|Saxton Pope Rick blew the flame into life, then put his lens back for safekeeping. The Blue Ghost Mystery|Harold Leland Goodwin His guards were opening the cell door when a second shock was felt and he was thrust into safekeeping with no ceremony. The Time Traders|Andre Norton The editor, after a few words with Jerry, had taken Captain Killian to his own house for safekeeping. Smugglers' Reef|John Blaine We took the opportunity of sending our accumulations of gold dust to Talbot for safekeeping.
British Dictionary definitions for safekeeping
nounthe act of keeping or state of being kept in safety Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to safekeepingrefuge, trust, assurance, shelter, certainty, cover, preservation, guardianship, aegis, supervision, security, safeguard, insurance, custody, care, reassurance, guarding, protecting |