keeping
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keeping

noun

Definition of KEEPING

1
: the act of one that keeps: as
a : custody, maintenance
b : observance
c : a reserving or preserving for future use
2
a : the means by which something is kept : support, provision
b : the state of being kept or the condition in which something is kept <the house is in good keeping>
3
: conformity <in keeping with good taste> <out of keeping with the decor>

Examples of KEEPING

  1. <put the house keys into a neighbor's secure keeping while they were on vacation>
  2. <my aunt has all of our family's old photographs in her keeping>

First Known Use of KEEPING

14th century

Rhymes with KEEPING

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