keeping

/ˈkiːpɪŋ/ noun

Definition

for safe keeping › in order to keep something safe: She put the money into a bank for safe keeping.

in keeping with sth › suitable or right for a situation, style, or tradition: The antique desk was in keeping with the rest of the furniture in the room.

(Definition of keeping noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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