safekeeping
Use Safekeeping in a sentence
pɪŋ noun
the act of keeping safe or the state of being kept safe; protection; care; custody.
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| —n | |
| the act of keeping or state of being kept in safety | |
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Safekeeping
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
Example sentences
Instead, the money is returned to us for safekeeping.
He said it was my computer, which he'd always held in his lap for safekeeping.
She bought them on the spot and placed them in safekeeping.
His books and papers probably will be given to a museum for safekeeping instead of being sold.
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