safe-deposit box

noun

safe-de·​pos·​it box ˈsāf-di-ˈpä-zət- How to pronounce safe-deposit box (audio)
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: a box (as in the vault of a bank) for safe storage of valuables

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Examples of safe-deposit box in a Sentence

kept the deed to the house in a safe-deposit box at the bank
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Examples are money, unclaimed insurance proceeds and items in safe-deposit boxes. — Jim Saunders, Sun Sentinel, 19 May 2025 Common options include home safes, bank safe-deposit boxes and third-party bullion depositories. — Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026 An appeals court finds the FBI did violate rights of some Beverly Hills safe-deposit box holders. — Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2024 The poem might also be a safe-deposit box, keeping the names of species intact for an environmentally unstable future, when the trees that the poem names may only exist in language. — Literary Hub, 24 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for safe-deposit box

Word History

First Known Use

1870, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of safe-deposit box was in 1870

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“Safe-deposit box.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/safe-deposit%20box. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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safe-deposit box

noun
: a box (as in the vault of a bank) for the safe storage of valuables
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