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View synonyms for safe-deposit box
safe-deposit box
or safety-deposit box
noun
- a lockable metal box or drawer, especially in a bank vault, used for safely storing valuable papers, jewelry, etc.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of safe-deposit box1
An Americanism dating back to 1880–85
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Example Sentences
Conspiracy theories, death plots, and a mysterious Federal Reserve safe-deposit box feature prominently.
From The Daily Beast
She had taken her gems from their prison in the safe-deposit box in the Trust Company cellar.
From Project Gutenberg
But in the meantime, it will repose in the safe deposit box along with your others and with those of our great President.
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Also he wanted from his safe-deposit box enough A1 collateral to secure loans of twenty and thirty thousand, respectively.
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Presently we had a deed in the safe-deposit box and some notes in the bank to prove it.
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The key of a safe deposit box, not Mr. Pembroke's own, but belonging to a woman!
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