safekeeping

[ seyf-kee-ping ]

noun

1. the act of keeping safe or the state of being kept safe; protection; care; custody.

safekeeping

/ ˈseɪfˈkiːpɪŋ /

noun

1. the act of keeping or state of being kept in safety

Word History and Origins

Origin of safekeeping¹

First recorded in 1400–50, safekeeping is from late Middle English safe kepyng. See safe, keeping

Example Sentences

Then they can vacuum them up for safekeeping, most likely by pumping them deep underground, Zhou said.

From Los Angeles Times

They told him to transfer his savings to his Revolut account for safekeeping while they carried out repairs.

From BBC

Again, I was getting the message that the next evolution of Saint Heron is to build an archive of stories, films, performances, objects — living and breathing moments in time — and to create safekeeping for them, so that there’s a space where people in 20 or 30 years can go back to this Sampha song on a compilation or to this interview we did with Barkley Hendricks about his favorite music or to experience the photographs of Barbara Chase-Riboud during her time in Egypt.

From Los Angeles Times

There, at least two homes have been deemed unsafe to reenter, dozens of others have seen significant damage, the Wayfarers Chapel has been disassembled for safekeeping and several roads have become irreparable.

From Los Angeles Times

He added: "There are very few Pictish rings which have ever been discovered and those we do know about usually come from hoards which were placed in the ground deliberately for safekeeping in some way."

From BBC