safe-deposit box

noun

safe-de·​pos·​it box ˈsāf-di-ˈpä-zət- 

: a box (as in the vault of a bank) for safe storage of valuables

called also safety-deposit box

Synonyms of safe-deposit box

• vault
• safe
• box
• strongbox

Examples of safe-deposit box in a Sentence

kept the deed to the house in a safe-deposit box at the bank

Recent Examples on the Web

The poem might also be a safe-deposit box, keeping the names of species intact for an environmentally unstable future, when the trees that the poem names may only exist in language. —Literary Hub, 24 Nov. 2025

Put all hard copies in a safe-deposit box or keep them at a separate property, or store all documentation in the cloud (never hurts to do both!). —Janet Arzt, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025

Anyone with information about a Purple Heart return, particularly a safe-deposit box connected to Robert Cawthon, is urged to contact the Illinois treasurer’s office at [e-mail]. —Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2025

Examples are money, unclaimed insurance proceeds and items in safe-deposit boxes. —Jim Saunders, Sun Sentinel, 19 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1870, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for safe-deposit box

• aftershocks
• chatterbox
• equinox
• goldilocks
• hollyhocks
• interlocks
• orthodox
• paradox
• tomahawks
• balks
• blocks
• blocs

Kids Definition

safe-deposit box

noun

: a box (as in the vault of a bank) for the safe storage of valuables