safe-deposit box
noun
safe-de·pos·it box
ˈsāf-di-ˈpä-zət- 
: a box (as in the vault of a bank) for safe storage of valuables
called also safety-deposit box
Examples of safe-deposit box in a Sentence
kept the deed to the house in a safe-deposit box at the bank
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Put all hard copies in a safe-deposit box or keep them at a separate property, or store all documentation in the cloud (never hurts to do both!).
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Janet Arzt, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
Anyone with information about a Purple Heart return, particularly a safe-deposit box connected to Robert Cawthon, is urged to contact the Illinois treasurer’s office at claimantconnect@illinoistreasurer.gov.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2025
Examples are money, unclaimed insurance proceeds and items in safe-deposit boxes.
—Jim Saunders, Sun Sentinel, 19 May 2025
Rarely did Ed McCaffrey open up his safe-deposit box to show off his Super Bowl rings, having also won with the 1997 and ’98 Denver Broncos.
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2024
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Janet Arzt, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
Anyone with information about a Purple Heart return, particularly a safe-deposit box connected to Robert Cawthon, is urged to contact the Illinois treasurer’s office at claimantconnect@illinoistreasurer.gov.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2025
Examples are money, unclaimed insurance proceeds and items in safe-deposit boxes.
—Jim Saunders, Sun Sentinel, 19 May 2025
Rarely did Ed McCaffrey open up his safe-deposit box to show off his Super Bowl rings, having also won with the 1997 and ’98 Denver Broncos.
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2024
See All Example Sentences for safe-deposit box
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“Safe-deposit box.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/safe-deposit%20box. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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