Meaning of “safe deposit box” in the English Dictionary

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safe deposit boxnoun [ C ]

uk ​ /ˈseɪf dɪˌpɒz.ɪt ˌbɒks/ us ​ /ˈseɪf dɪˌpɑː.zɪt ˌbɑːks/ also safety deposit box

(Definition of “safe deposit box” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

"safe deposit box" in American English

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safe deposit boxnoun [ C ]

/ˈseɪf dɪ·pɑz·ɪt ˌbɑks/ also safety deposit box, /ˈseɪf·ti dɪ·pɑz·ɪt ˌbɑks/

› a strong box in a bank where you can keep valuable things, esp. documents or jewelry

(Definition of “safe deposit box” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

"safe deposit box" in Business English

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safe deposit boxnoun [ C ]

uk ​ us ​ also safety deposit box BANKING

› a locked box in a bank, etc. in which money, documents, and other valuable items can be stored:

Macdonald put the money in a safe deposit box in a Montreal bank.

(Definition of “safe deposit box” from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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