safe-deposit box

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noun

a lockable metal box or drawer, especially in a bank vault, used for safely storing valuable papers, jewelry, etc.

Origin:
1880–85, Americanism

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safe-deposit box
noun
a fireproof metal strongbox (usually in a bank) for storing valuables [syn: safe-deposit]

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Example sentences

He was a tenant in the building and rented a safe-deposit box in the vault to

secure his own stash.

They sat for some fifty years in an attic and for another forty in a

safe-deposit box.

Guests can also take advantage of the hotel's safe-deposit box, recreation desk

and laundry valet service.

For the past four decades, the letters have been stored in a safe-deposit box,

unseen by scholars.

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