for safekeeping
idiom
: in order to be kept from danger or harm
I gave her my jewelry for safekeeping while I was away.
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The police department keeps more than 3,000 items of evidence, found property and property being held for safekeeping, according to the department’s website.
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Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2025
The ends of the string are tied in a knot, and the ballots are stored for safekeeping.
—John Bacon, USA Today, 8 May 2025
In 2020, the distillery launched the Silent Distillery Collection, a limited-edition series made up of the very last whiskey produced at the old distillery that had been set aside for safekeeping.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 11 Apr. 2025
During the Los Angeles wildfires, a few insurance carriers came to clients’ aid, retrieving art for safekeeping and sending private firefighters to protect homes by dampening them to prevent flying sparks from starting a blaze, says Jeff Newman of the brokerage Hub International.
—Carol Kino, Robb Report, 13 Apr. 2025
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Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2025
The ends of the string are tied in a knot, and the ballots are stored for safekeeping.
—John Bacon, USA Today, 8 May 2025
In 2020, the distillery launched the Silent Distillery Collection, a limited-edition series made up of the very last whiskey produced at the old distillery that had been set aside for safekeeping.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 11 Apr. 2025
During the Los Angeles wildfires, a few insurance carriers came to clients’ aid, retrieving art for safekeeping and sending private firefighters to protect homes by dampening them to prevent flying sparks from starting a blaze, says Jeff Newman of the brokerage Hub International.
—Carol Kino, Robb Report, 13 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for for safekeeping
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“For safekeeping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20safekeeping. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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