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Meanings of safekeeping in English

Portuguese
obrigação
Catalan
responsabilitat
Spanish
custodia

The responsibility of a guardian or keeper.

        obrigação
        Usage of safekeeping in English
        1
        Vindrash had given the third spiritbone to the Sea Goddess for safekeeping.
        Doom of the Dragon
        2
        The nightgown was none the less given to Mrs Dallimore for safekeeping.
        The suspicions of mr. whicher: a shocking murder and the undoing...
        3
        Maybe we need to take Anna Corrino with us now for safekeeping.
        Mentats of Dune
        4
        I want you to give me your money and phones for safekeeping.
        Mr. Mercedes
        5
        He was taken to the city jail and locked up for safekeeping.
        Hunting with the Bow & Arrow
        6
        But he also took some of her other things-I'msure for safekeeping!
        Body work
        7
        I am returning the photograph and birth certificate to you for safekeeping.
        The Guardian
        8
        She had tucked it under the mattress of her bed for safekeeping.
        The city of ember: book 1
        9
        Kerry had decided to put his sweet in his ear for safekeeping.
        Complete Books of Blood
        10
        Actually, I'm just here for safekeeping, till they give me my orders.
        The illuminatus! trilogy
        11
        For safekeeping, I thought, as I slipped it into my chalk bag.
        Rock and Ice Magazine
        12
        The Tulk was captured and placed in a plastic bag for safekeeping.
        Mech
        13
        He said he was taking my father to the Minister's house, for safekeeping.
        Layover in dubai
        14
        I took it home for safekeeping-incase those people broke into my office.
        The next to die
        15
        The question remained: what else could be down there, secreted away for safekeeping?
        Speaks the Nightbird
        16
        Its sole purpose is to place the property in your custody for safekeeping.
        The new yorker
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        Safekeeping through the time
        Safekeeping across language varieties
        United States of America
        Common
        United Kingdom
        Less common