safe-keeping

Noun

safekeeping (usually uncountable, plural safekeepings)

1. (usually) the act of keeping something safe; protection from harm, damage, loss, or theft
2. (usually) the storage of assets in a protected area
   • I locked the documents in my bureau for safekeeping.
3. (usually) the responsibility of a guardian
4. (US, usually) 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.