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safekeeping — noun (U) 1 for safekeeping if you put something somewhere for safekeeping, you put it in a place where it will not get damaged, lost, or stolen 2 be in sb s safekeeping to be in a position or situation where someone is looking after you … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
put away — verb 1. place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape (Freq. 2) The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend She locked her jewels in the safe • Syn: ↑lock in, ↑lock away, ↑lock, ↑shut up, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
trust — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. reliance, confidence; credit; holding company, monopoly. See belief, business. v. rely on, believe in, give credit to. Se belief. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Reliance] Syn. confidence, Dependence, belief,… … English dictionary for students
deposit — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. precipitate, sediment, dregs, lees; vein; pledge, payment, security. See remainder. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Money given as security] Syn. down payment, security deposit, earnest money, partial payment; … English dictionary for students
depository — A storehouse; a place where money or valuable articles are put for safekeeping; a depositary; an official custodian of monies or other property paid into court under order of court. 23 Am J2d Deposit In Ct § 4; a banking institution designated by … Ballentine's law dictionary
delegate — del·e·gate 1 / de li gət/ n [Medieval Latin delegatus, from Latin, past participle of delegare to appoint, put in charge]: a person empowered to act on behalf of another: as a: a person who is authorized to perform another s duties under a… … Law dictionary
lodge´a|ble — lodge «loj», verb, lodged, lodg|ing, noun. –v.i. 1. to live in a place for a time: »We lodged in motels on our trip. SYNONYM(S): dwell, reside. 2. to live in a rented room in another s house: »We are merely lodging at present … Useful english dictionary
banked — adj. arranged or mounded up on the edge (e.g. snow on the edge of the street or mud on the edge of the riverbank; deposited, put for safekeeping (as in the bank) bæŋk n. money, cash (Slang) n. institution for saving and borrowing money;… … English contemporary dictionary
depository — [dē päz′ə tôr΄ē, dipäz′ə tôr΄ē] n. pl. depositories [LL depositorium: see DEPOSIT] 1. a place where things are put for safekeeping; storehouse 2. a trustee; depositary … English World dictionary
deposit — [dē päz′it, dipäz′it] vt. [< L depositus, pp. of deponere, to put down < de , down + ponere, to put: see POSITION] 1. to place or entrust for safekeeping 2. to put (money) in a bank, as for safekeeping or to earn interest 3. to put down as… … English World dictionary
