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keeping
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11 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. keeping
  2. keep
  3. keeping room
  4. pen-keeping
  5. keep back
  6. keep down
  7. keep in
  8. keep off
  9. keep out
  10. keep under
  11. keep up

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>
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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

Related to KEEPING

Synonyms
care, custodianship, guardianship, custody, safekeeping, trust, ward
Antonyms
nonpossession

Rhymes with KEEPING

creeping, weeping

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