"safekeeping" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: safekeepings [plural]
Etymology: From safe + keeping. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|safe|keeping}} safe + keeping Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} safekeeping (usually uncountable, plural safekeepings)
  1. the act of keeping something safe; protection from harm, damage, loss, or theft Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (act of keeping something safe): τήρησις (tḗrēsis) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), हिफ़ाज़त (hifāzat) [feminine] (Hindi), हिफाजत (hiphājat) [feminine] (Hindi), custōdia [feminine] (Latin), хране́ние (xranénije) [neuter] (Russian), зберіга́ння (zberihánnja) [neuter] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-safekeeping-en-noun-AQOrG2KP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Terms with Ancient Greek translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 37 5 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 39 5 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 17 33 9 41 Disambiguation of 'act of keeping something safe': 94 3 0 3
  2. the storage of assets in a protected area Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-safekeeping-en-noun-fhBIdZjR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Terms with Ancient Greek translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 37 5 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 39 5 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 17 33 9 41
  3. the responsibility of a guardian Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-safekeeping-en-noun-zWnMCTWH
  4. (US) not returning checks; a system wherein banks keep checks (cheques) that people write, rather than returning them to the account holder with their monthly statement. Tags: US, uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-safekeeping-en-noun-pYKeX2wb Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 37 5 46 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 28 29 4 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 39 5 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 25 2 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 17 33 9 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 17 33 7 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 26 26 3 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 26 26 3 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 17 21 14 48

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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