Definitions for safekeeping
ˈseɪfˈki pɪŋsafe·keep·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. guardianship, keeping, safekeepingnoun

   the responsibility of a guardian or keeper

   "he left his car in my keeping"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. safekeepingnoun

   the act of keeping something safe; protection from harm, damage, loss, or theft

2. safekeepingnoun

   the storage of assets in a protected area

3. safekeepingnoun

   the responsibility of a guardian

4. safekeepingnoun

   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.

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1. safekeeping

   Safekeeping is the act of preserving and protecting something from damage, loss, or theft. It often refers to safeguarding valuable items, data, or information, typically through secure storage in a safe place.

Matched Categories

1. • Duty

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How to pronounce safekeeping?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of safekeeping in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of safekeeping in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of safekeeping in a Sentence

1. Eleanor Robson:

   On repeated viewing of that very grainy video, we now suspect that there( were) far more originals in Mosul Museum than I first thought, whilst there was indeed a program to relocate antiquities to safekeeping in Baghdad, it looks now as though it didn't reach that particular museum.

2. Eugene Pettis:

   Brenda Snipes has taken multiple measures to make sure that the election machines and ballots are in safekeeping.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=safekeeping
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Safekeeping
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=safekeeping