Associations to the word «Safekeeping»

Wiktionary

SAFEKEEPING, noun. The act of keeping something safe; protection from harm, damage, loss, or theft
SAFEKEEPING, noun. The storage of assets in a protected area
SAFEKEEPING, noun. The responsibility of a guardian
SAFEKEEPING, noun. (US) 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.

Dictionary definition

SAFEKEEPING, noun. The responsibility of a guardian or keeper; "he left his car in my keeping".

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke