safekeeping
safekeeping noun: the act of keeping something safe; protection from harm, damage, loss, or theft.
Noun
safekeeping (usually uncountable, plural safekeepings)
- the act of keeping something safe; protection from harm, damage, loss, or theft
- the storage of assets in a protected area
- I locked the documents in my bureau for safekeeping.
- 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.
safekeeping meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Malayalam and Punjabi
safekeeping in Hindi
- act of keeping something safe
- अभिरक्षा abhirakṣā, अभिरक्षण abhirakṣaṇ, हिफ़ाज़त hifāzat, हिफाजत hiphājat
safekeeping in Urdu
- safekeeping
- حفاظت hifāzat
safekeeping in Malayalam
- safekeeping
- സംരക്ഷണം saṁrakṣaṇaṁ
safekeeping in Punjabi
- safekeeping, protection
- ਹਿਫ਼ਾਜ਼ਤ hifāzat
Forms of safekeeping
| plural | safekeepings |
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Origin of safekeeping
From safe + keeping.
Questions about safekeeping
- What does safekeeping mean?
- Safekeeping means the act of keeping something safe; protection from harm, damage, loss, or theft.
- What is safekeeping in Hindi?
- Safekeeping in Hindi is अभिरक्षा (abhirakṣā), अभिरक्षण (abhirakṣaṇ), हिफ़ाज़त (hifāzat). See Safekeeping meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is safekeeping?
- Safekeeping is a noun.
- What is the plural of safekeeping?
- The plural of safekeeping is safekeepings.
Words near safekeeping in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: safekeeping (page history and authors); حفاظت (Urdu) (page history and authors); സംരക്ഷണം (Malayalam) (page history and authors); ਹਿਫ਼ਾਜ਼ਤ (Punjabi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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