TOP

Definition of safe keeping noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

safe keeping

noun
 
/ˌseɪf ˈkiːpɪŋ/
 
/ˌseɪf ˈkiːpɪŋ/
[uncountable]
jump to other results
  1. the fact of something being in a safe place where it will not be lost or damaged
    • She had put her watch in her pocket for safe keeping.
  2. the fact of somebody/something being taken care of by somebody who can be trusted
    • The documents are in the safe keeping of our lawyers.
pity
noun
 
 
From the Word list
Oxford 5000
B2
Oxford Learner's Dictionaries Word of the Day