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

• 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

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

Rarely did Ed McCaffrey open up his safe-deposit box to show off his Super Bowl rings, having also won with the 1997 and ’98 Denver Broncos. —Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2024

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