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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

Kim Kardashian now sheds her jewelry when she arrives home and sends it to a separate location for safekeeping so she can sleep comfortably at night, she testified.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2025

It was for safekeeping, people said, in case Deborah’s house ever caught fire.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot