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We are expected to believe that anyone who objects to the Department of Homeland Security or the USA Patriot Act is a terrorist, and that the only way to preserve our freedom is to hand it over to the government for safekeeping.
L. Neil Smith

Meaning of "safekeeping" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SAFEKEEPING

safekeeping  [ˈseɪfˈkiːpɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SAFEKEEPING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Safekeeping is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SAFEKEEPING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of safekeeping in the English dictionary

The definition of safekeeping in the dictionary is the act of keeping or state of being kept in safety.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SAFEKEEPING


beekeeping
ˈbiːˌkiːpɪŋ
creeping
ˈkriːpɪŋ
gamekeeping
ˈɡeɪmˌkiːpɪŋ
gatekeeping
ˈɡeɪtˌkiːpɪŋ
goalkeeping
ˈɡəʊlˌkiːpɪŋ
heaping
ˈhiːpɪŋ
housekeeping
ˈhaʊsˌkiːpɪŋ
keeping
ˈkiːpɪŋ
mine-sweeping
ˈmaɪnˌswiːpɪŋ
minesweeping
ˈmaɪnˌswiːpɪŋ
peacekeeping
ˈpiːsˌkiːpɪŋ
reaping
ˈriːpɪŋ
record-keeping
ˈrɛkɔːdˌkiːpɪŋ
shopkeeping
ˈʃɒpˌkiːpɪŋ
sleeping
ˈsliːpɪŋ
storekeeping
ˈstɔːˌkiːpɪŋ
sweeping
ˈswiːpɪŋ
timekeeping
ˈtaɪmˌkiːpɪŋ
unsleeping
ʌnˈsliːpɪŋ
weeping
ˈwiːpɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SAFEKEEPING

safe sex
safe surfing
safe-blower
safe-breaker
safe-conduct
safe-cracker
safe-deposit
safecracking
safeguard
safeguard clause
safelight
safely
safeness
safer sex
safeties
safety
safety belt
safety blade
safety bolt
safety catch

WORDS THAT END LIKE SAFEKEEPING

book-keeping
camping
double-entry book-keeping
dropping
helping
hopping
landscaping
mapping
overlapping
ping
propping
shipping
shopping
single entry book-keeping
stepping
stopping
stripping
typing
wrapping
yelping

Synonyms and antonyms of safekeeping in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SAFEKEEPING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «safekeeping» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of safekeeping

Translation of «safekeeping» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SAFEKEEPING

Find out the translation of safekeeping to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of safekeeping from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «safekeeping» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

保管
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

custodia
570 millions of speakers

English

safekeeping
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सुरक्षित
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حفظها
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

хранение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

guarda
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নিরাপদে রক্ষা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bonne garde
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Selamat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

sichere Verwahrung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

保管
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

보관
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nyegah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bảo vệ an toàn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உருவச்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सुरक्षितता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

saklanma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

custodia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przechowywanie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зберігання
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

păstrarea în siguranță
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φύλαξη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

veilige bewaring
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

förvaring
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

oppbevaring
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of safekeeping

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SAFEKEEPING»

The term «safekeeping» is very widely used and occupies the 20.195 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SAFEKEEPING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about safekeeping

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QUOTES WITH «SAFEKEEPING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word safekeeping.
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L. Neil Smith
We are expected to believe that anyone who objects to the Department of Homeland Security or the USA Patriot Act is a terrorist, and that the only way to preserve our freedom is to hand it over to the government for safekeeping.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SAFEKEEPING»

Discover the use of safekeeping in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to safekeeping and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Safekeeping
Out of money and options, Radley starts walking. . . . Illustrated with 50 of her own haunting and beautiful photographs, this is a vision of a future America that only Karen Hesse could write: real, gripping, and deeply personal.
Karen Hesse, 2012
2
Safekeeping: Some True Stories from a Life
Openhearted and effortlessly funny, these brilliantly selected glimpses of the arc of a life are, in the age of too much confession, a welcome breath of fresh air. From the Hardcover edition.
Abigail Thomas, 2011
3
A Love for Safekeeping (Mills & Boon Love Inspired)
Gail Gaymer Martin. Dear Reader, Romance is wonderful. Romance and suspense are supreme. Since childhood, I havebeen enrapt by mysteries. As an adult, the love has continued, andIfind myself drawn to classics like Agatha Christie, ...
Gail Gaymer Martin, 2014
4
A Promise of Safekeeping
A prosecutor seeks forgiveness from the innocent man she helped send to prison but can only access him through his best friend who won't forgive her for destroying his life. Original.
Lisa Dale, 2012
5
In His Safekeeping (Mills & Boon Intrigue)
Shawna Delacorte. Dear Harlequin Intrigue Reader, Harlequin Intrigue has four new stories to blast you out of the winter doldrums. Look what we've got heating up for you this month. Sylvie Kurtz bringsyou thefirstin hertwobook miniseries ...
Shawna Delacorte, 2014
6
Safekeeping
Judy Greer, wife of a POW in Vietnam attempting to keep her marriage alive and reestablish a relationship with her alienated teenage son, finds love with another man
Jonellen Heckler, 1984
7
Safekeeping: An American Yank Story
Each time a bomb would sound, I would jump, but as long as he was holding me, I felt more secure?
Dick Clinton, 2013
8
Supplements: From the Earliest Essays to Being and Time and ...
A comprehensive anthology of Heidegger's early essays.
Martin Heidegger, John van Buren, 2012
9
Heidegger and Homecoming: The Leitmotif in the Later Writings
That which genuinely saves is that which keeps safe, safekeeping' (Tu 42). Obviously this is the language of homecoming, home, dwelling, and the growth and nurturing which take place in them. 'To save' means 'to bring and keep home.
Robert Mugerauer, 2008
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Handbook for Directors of Financial Institutions
In modern-day banking, this practice of safekeeping deposits underlies checking accounts and, more recently, cash cards for the convenience of safekeeping and drawing money from one's own account. The second and third core activities of ...
Benton E. Gup, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SAFEKEEPING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term safekeeping is used in the context of the following news items.
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Puebloan archaeological site buried for safekeeping
ST. GEORGE, Utah — The excavated site of an unusual ancestral Puebloan pit house was reburied last week, closing the book on a recent effort to solve its ... «USA TODAY, Jul 15»
2
'Safekeeping: A Novel' by Jessamyn Hope
Safekeeping,'' Jessamyn Hope's luminous, irreverent, and ambitious first novel, shows how a single item — a medieval brooch made by a Jewish artisan for his ... «Boston Globe, Jul 15»
3
Dino Saved From Extinction: Head of Landmark Removed For …
... to a halt as the operation. Some honked, some yelled. Dino's head was put in the back of a pickup and driven to an undisclosed location for safekeeping. «Patch.com, Jun 15»
4
Singapore Oil Back in Ground for Space Saving and Safekeeping
Singapore is looking to put its oil back into the ground – as in underground reservoirs – as a way of storing the fossil fuel because of its lack of surface space ... «Newsmax, Jun 15»
5
Jessamyn Hope Kibitzes About Her Kibbutz Novel, Safekeeping
“I'm so happy with the cover. I really didn't want it to be some woman's sandals in the sand,” says Jessamyn Hope of her new novel Safekeeping, which ... «Bedford + Bowery, Jun 15»
6
IRDA issues norms for safekeeping of electronic data
Insurance regulator IRDA today asked insurers to preserve all policies in electronic format and issued norms for maintaining and safe keeping of all e-records. ". «Business Standard, May 15»
7
Satanist facing murder charge transferred to Central Prison for …
Algarad, 36, was transferred May 13 from the Forsyth County Jail to Central Prison for safekeeping for the second time since he was arrested Oct. 5, 2014, and ... «Winston-Salem Journal, May 15»
8
Customers forced to box clever as banks pull out of safekeeping
It's the end of an era for banks as a vault for safekeeping key items belonging to customers, including legal documents such as property deeds. No longer seen ... «Irish Times, May 15»
9
Rhodes statue to be removed for safekeeping
Rhodes statue to be removed for safekeeping ... it while Heritage Western Cape is considering our application‚ will be to temporarily remove it for safekeeping.”. «Times LIVE, Apr 15»
10
Texas prison officials agree to place transgender woman in …
HOUSTON, Texas – The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (“TDCJ”) announced that it will place Lambda Legal client Passion Star in Safekeeping, effective ... «San Diego Gay & Lesbian News, Mar 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Safekeeping [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/safekeeping>. May 2024 ».
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