safekeeping

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Synonyms: safe-keeping, safe keeping, gatekeeping, gamekeeping

Antonyms: safe-keeping, safe keeping, gatekeeping, gamekeeping

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

1. the act of keeping something [[safe]]; [[protection]] from [[harm]], [[damage]], [[loss]], or [[theft]]
2. the [[storage]] of [[asset]]s in a [[protected]] area
3. the [[responsibility]] of a [[guardian]]
4. {{lb|en|US}} not returning [[check]]s; a system wherein [[banks]] keep [[checks]] ([[cheques]]) that people write, rather than returning them to the account holder with their monthly statement.

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