safe-keeping

/S EY1 F K IY0 P IH0 NG/

noun

1
The act of keeping something safe; protection from harm, damage, loss, or theft
2
The storage of assets in a protected area
3
The responsibility of a guardian
4
Not returning checks; 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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