safety-deposit box

noun

1. safe-deposit box.

Word History and Origins

Origin of safety-deposit box¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

“I’m Suzanne Sawyer, the branch manager. My associate told me that you wanted to access a safety-deposit box.”

From Literature

The safety-deposit box contained information for ten offshore bank accounts.

From Literature

“Maybe it leads to an address. Or a safety-deposit box. Or maybe...”

From Literature

Every meaningful detail about his real life remained hidden away, like the contents of a safety-deposit box that even he had lost the key to.

From Literature

“There are only two keys in existence that open Mr. Parker’s safety-deposit box. One has been in my possession for ten years. I didn’t know where the other was located until yesterday.”

From Literature