safe-deposit vault
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safe-deposit — noun a fireproof metal strongbox (usually in a bank) for storing valuables • Syn: ↑safe deposit box, ↑safety deposit, ↑safety deposit box, ↑deposit box, ↑lockbox • Hypernyms: ↑strongbox, ↑deedbox … Useful english dictionary
safe-deposit — /sayf di poz it/, adj. providing safekeeping for valuables: a safe deposit vault. Also, safety deposit. [1775 85, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
safe-deposit — ☆ safe deposit [sāfdi päz′it ] adj. designating or of a box or vault, esp. in a bank, for storing jewels and other valuables, important documents, etc.: also safety deposit … English World dictionary
safe-deposit box — noun a fireproof metal strongbox (usually in a bank) for storing valuables • Syn: ↑safe deposit, ↑safety deposit, ↑safety deposit box, ↑deposit box, ↑lockbox • Hypernyms: ↑strongbox, ↑deedbox … Useful english dictionary
Safe deposit box — A safe deposit box (sometimes incorrectly called a safety deposit box) is a type of safe usually located in groups inside a bank vault or in the back of a bank or post office. It usually holds things such as valuable gemstones, precious metals,… … Wikipedia
safe-deposit business — Maintaining a fire and burglar proof vault wherein the safe deposit boxes of customers may he deposited, subject to access at convenient times, under leases calling for the payment of rent, normally an annual rent, such business being engaged in… … Ballentine's law dictionary
safe-deposit box — A metal box, coming in various convenient sizes, with lock, usually a double lock, for the keeping of valuable papers in one s home or office or, as is often the case, in the vault of a bank or safe deposit company … Ballentine's law dictionary
safe-deposit box — safe′ depos it box n. cvb a lockable metal box or drawer, esp. in a bank vault, for storing valuable items. Also called safe′ty depos it box • Etymology: 1880–85, amer … From formal English to slang
safe-deposit box — noun Date: 1874 a box (as in the vault of a bank) for safe storage of valuables called also safety deposit box … New Collegiate Dictionary
safe-deposit box — a lockable metal box or drawer, esp. in a bank vault, used for safely storing valuable papers, jewelry, etc. Also, safety deposit box. [1880 85, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
