safe-deposit box

noun

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 Common options include home safes, bank safe-deposit boxes and third-party bullion depositories. — Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026 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 The poem might also be a safe-deposit box, keeping the names of species intact for an environmentally unstable future, when the trees that the poem names may only exist in language. — Literary Hub, 24 Nov. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for safe-deposit box
  1. vault
  2. safe
  3. box
  4. strongbox
Noun
  • Some gold ETFs directly invest in bullion kept in vaults, while others invest in shares of mining companies that tend to follow the price of gold while also being swayed by the companies’ management decisions, efficiency and financials.
    — Liz Knueven, CNBC, 2 July 2026
  • For those looking for simple car camping (beginner) Each of these campgrounds are in Angeles National Forest, offer piped water and vault toilets, and have sites with picnic tables, parking spots and campfire rings.
    — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Definition of vault
Noun
  • Look for airtight and waterproof containers or safes to protect your most important documents from moisture damage, mildew, mold, warping, or wrinkling.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 29 June 2026
  • In 2025, the program distributed 488 gun safes and 3,523 cable locks to the community.
    — Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 June 2026
Definition of safe
Noun
  • Even a small planter box or patio corner with a few aromatic plants can work.
    — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 July 2026
  • De Ketelaere, starting over the more physical Lukaku, Belgium’s all-time leading scorer, got free on the edge of the six-yard box and ran onto a centering pass from Nicolas Raskin, then made the easy tap-in for his first World Cup goal.
    — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
Definition of box
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
Definition of strongbox

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“Safe-deposit box.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/safe-deposit%20box. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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