safe-deposit box

as in vault
a specially reinforced container to keep valuables safe kept the deed to the house in a safe-deposit box at the bank

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Recent Examples of safe-deposit box The company offers discounts to policyholders with a home security system, a home safe, a gemstone grading report, or storage in a bank vault or safe-deposit box. Ben Luthi, wsj.com, 22 Nov. 2023 Confined to the safe-deposit box, the stamp wasn’t exposed to light, nor was it ever affixed to a hinge, which collectors use to put stamps in albums. Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 13 Nov. 2023 In response, Olsson positioned the hostages under the hole with nooses around their necks, the ropes attached to the top of a row of safe-deposit boxes. Donald Beaulieu, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2023 Two banks in Texas have been robbed; in both cases, the culprits have only taken a single safe-deposit box. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 May 2023 See all Example Sentences for safe-deposit box 
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Noun
  • Silvo isn't only welcomed by the security droids; he's also immediately taken down to the mint and into one of the vaults housing an absurd amount of Old Republic credits.
    Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 8 Jan. 2025
  • The Mercantile vaults held silver heirlooms for families off to Bar Harbor in the summer.
    Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 4 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • More: 2024 Cheatham County Primary Election Mayor Town of Ashland City Gerald Greer Kody Knight J.T. Smith — incumbent Gerald Greer aims to manage Ashland City's growth in a financially responsible way and make the city a safe for residents and the business community.
    Katie Nixon, The Tennessean, 12 July 2024
  • There are tons of options for firearm storage - gun safes, gun lock boxes, Pelican cases - and each of these different kinds of devices have different kinds of locking mechanisms.
    Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Alongside this—and as the tweet directly above mentioned—there’s also the metaphorical impact of the event: characters appearing in a glass box to promote a show about privacy.
    Callum Booth, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
  • This decorative wooden box will discreetly hide those unsightly items that ultimately end up on my coffee table.
    Ali Faccenda, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Another artifact reflecting the sharp divides between rich and poor is an elaborate 800-pound steel strongbox that would have been used to store money—a great deal of it—in the home.
    Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2023
  • Today the sacred strongbox largely is in the hands of the cultural Left.
    John D. Hagen, National Review, 20 Aug. 2020

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“Safe-deposit box.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/safe-deposit%20box. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.

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