safety-deposit
IPA: sˈeɪftidʌpˈɑzɪt
noun
- a fireproof metal strongbox (usually in a bank) for storing valuables
adjective
- safe for the storage of valuables
safety deposit
IPA: sˈeɪftidʌpɑzɪt
noun
- Synonym of safe-deposit box
Examples of "safety-deposit" in Sentences
- He even had $800,000 in a safety-deposit box that she was able to get to.
- “I made a copy of everything and placed it in a safety-deposit box at a bank!”
- Banit made a quick stop at his safety-deposit box to get his fake ID and passport.
- “We have no safety-deposit boxes or facilities for really big sums of money,” Lambert said.
- In concept, it is similar to having money in a safety-deposit box at a bank, rather than a checking account.
- In the past, gold would be bought from a dealer, perhaps in coins, and stored in a safety-deposit box or home safe.
- Over at the shiny silver safety-deposit boxes, an almost unfeasibly good-looking young woman is depositing her jewels.
- Approximately thirty to thirty-five feet long and half as wide—like the safety-deposit room in one of the large city banks—it contained the most ancient and valuable artworks and artifacts in Europe.