SAFE-DEPOSIT BOX Synonyms: 15 Similar Words

safe-deposit box

noun

Definition of 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 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 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 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 See All Example Sentences for safe-deposit box

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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, 9 July 2026
It was later stolen from a bank vault and hasn’t been seen in more than 200 years.

— Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 8 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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