safe-deposit box

Definition of safe-deposit boxnext
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 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 An appeals court finds the FBI did violate rights of some Beverly Hills safe-deposit box holders. Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2024 Additionally, Jewelers Mutual offers discounts to policyholders who have home security systems or store their jewelry in safe-deposit boxes at a bank. Ben Luthi, wsj.com, 22 Nov. 2023 Now in development is a revolutionary type of jewelry that could one day relegate the ordinary necklace, bracelet, or brooch to the safe-deposit box of history. Jeffrey Kluger, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019 See All Example Sentences for safe-deposit box
Recent Examples of Synonyms for safe-deposit box
Noun
  • The warehouse becomes a secure vault guaranteeing the bank that the wheels exist, are in good condition and match the pledge register.
    Antonia Mortensen, CNN Money, 2 May 2026
  • Materials used for caskets and vaults are often made of wood, metal or concrete that require mining or tree cutting and huge amounts of energy to produce.
    Dorany Pineda, Fortune, 2 May 2026
Noun
  • All rooms will have a 65-inch flat-screen television, in-room safe, a Nespresso machine, Le Labo bath amenities, flexible seating options, and floor-to-ceiling windows.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Common options include home safes, bank safe-deposit boxes and third-party bullion depositories.
    Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • People drove up and opened trunks to reveal boxes and shopping bags full of ancient yellowed papers.
    Mary Norris, New Yorker, 1 May 2026
  • Wacha felt his chain break after the A’s Carlos Cortes had stepped into the batter’s box.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 30 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Excusing those two flickers of broken hegemony, the WSL’s highest echelon has been an unassailable strongbox, a figment of the rest of the table’s imagination.
    Megan Feringa, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Buffs have been made to various maps in terms of monster density, chests, number of rare and magic monsters, essences, strongboxes, shrines and all of this is without specific Waystone or Tower modifiers.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025

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“Safe-deposit box.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/safe-deposit%20box. Accessed 3 May. 2026.

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