noun Download 🔗Share The act of keeping something safe; protection from harm, damage, loss, or theft Examples : "I entrusted the important documents to my lawyer for safekeeping. " property law action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The storage of assets in a protected area Examples : "The grandmother took the family heirlooms into her safekeeping until the children were older. " property asset finance business Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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noun Download 🔗Share 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. Examples : "The bank's safekeeping system means my paycheck checks are held in the bank's records, not returned to me. " business finance economy system Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading