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safekeeping

[seyf-kee-ping] / ˈseɪfˈki pɪŋ /


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Trust banks typically don’t take deposits or make loans, and instead offer a more limited range of services often revolving around the safekeeping of various assets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

Her family said she started singing before she could talk and within a few years, she composed a song about a corncob doll that her proud mother transcribed and tucked into a shoebox for safekeeping.

From Salon • Jan. 19, 2026

That could include safekeeping digital assets and issuing stablecoins, a cryptocurrency with a fixed value.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

Guitarist Izzy Stradlin carrying a $750,000 cashier’s check that Niven had to take from him and hide in his own shoe for safekeeping during a raucous trip to New Orleans.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2025

She would have certainly taken a good long look, and imprinted it on her memory for safekeeping.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood