SAFE-DEPOSIT BOX Synonyms: 15 Similar Words

safe-deposit box

noun

Definition of safe-deposit box

as in vault

a specially reinforced container to keep valuables safe kept the deed to the house in a safe-deposit box at the bank

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Recent Examples of safe-deposit box 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 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 An appeals court finds the FBI did violate rights of some Beverly Hills safe-deposit box holders. — Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2024 See All Example Sentences for safe-deposit box

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Noun

At the center of it all is the daring, epic raid on a bank vault deep beneath the streets of Zurich.

— Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026
In a major move last year, the special administrative region of China linked its gold vault with one in Shanghai, allowing physical gold delivery to international institutions in Hong Kong denominated in yuan.

— Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of vault

Noun

Utilize 24/7 alarms with CCTV to monitor the perimeter of your business, the inside, and any objects or merchandise that may be targeted, such as ATMs, safes, and cash registers.

— Tara Molina, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
This $14 set is a fraction of the price of many portable safes and can come in handy throughout your entire trip.

— Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of safe

Noun

The strongbox, which is painted with flowers and birds, has a false keyhole on the front; the real keyhole is hidden underneath a bolt on its lid.

— Shayla Love, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026
Excusing those two flickers of broken hegemony, the WSL’s highest echelon has been an unassailable strongbox, a figment of the rest of the table’s imagination.

— Megan Feringa, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026

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