safekeeping
noun
Meaning
- The act of keeping something safe; protection from harm, damage, loss, or theft
- The storage of assets in a protected area
- The responsibility of a guardian
- Not returning checks; a system wherein banks keep checks (cheques) that people write, rather than returning them to the account holder with their monthly statement.
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