Safekeeping — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the responsibility of a guardian or keeper

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈeɪfkiːpɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈeɪfkiːpɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈeɪfkiːpɪŋ/

4 syllables Say it as /sˈeɪfkiːpɪŋ/.

Examples

he left his car in my keeping

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

guardianship keeping

Parts of Speech

noun	the responsibility of a guardian or keeper “he left his car in my keeping”

Word Forms

guardian	noun	a person who cares for persons or property
keep	verb	look after; be the keeper of; have charge of

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Verwahrung

die Verantwortung eines Vormunds oder Bewahrers

🇫🇷French

garde

la responsabilité d'un tuteur ou d'un gardien

🇪🇸Spanish

custodia

la responsabilidad de un tutor o guardián

🇮🇹Italian

custodia

responsabilità di un tutore o custode

🇳🇱Dutch

bewaring

de verantwoordelijkheid van een voogd of bewaarder

🇵🇹Portuguese

custódia

a responsabilidade de um tutor ou guardião

🇷🇺Russian

хранение

ответственность опекуна или хранителя

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सुरक्षित रखने के

अभिभावक या रखवाले की ज़िम्मेदारी

🇧🇩Bengali

নিরাপত্তা

একজন অভিভাবক বা রক্ষকের দায়িত্ব

🇮🇳Tamil

பாதுகாப்பு

ஒரு பாதுகாவலர் அல்லது காப்பாளரின் பொறுப்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

భద్రపరచడం

సంరక్షకుడు లేదా కీపర్ యొక్క బాధ్యత

🇮🇳Marathi

सुरक्षितता

संरक्षक किंवा रक्षकाची जबाबदारी

🇮🇳Gujarati

સલામતી

વાલી અથવા રક્ષકની જવાબદારી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸುರಕ್ಷಿತವಾಗಿರಿಸುವುದು

ರಕ್ಷಕ ಅಥವಾ ಕೀಪರ್‌ನ ಜವಾಬ್ದಾರಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഭദ്രമായി സൂക്ഷിക്കൽ

ഒരു രക്ഷാധികാരിയുടെയോ സൂക്ഷിപ്പുകാരൻ്റെയോ ഉത്തരവാദിത്തം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੁਰੱਖਿਆ

ਇੱਕ ਸਰਪ੍ਰਸਤ ਜਾਂ ਰੱਖਿਅਕ ਦੀ ਜ਼ਿੰਮੇਵਾਰੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

حفاظت

سرپرست یا رکھوالے کی ذمہ داری

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

保管

监护人或保管人的责任

🇯🇵Japanese

保管

保護者または管理者の責任

🇰🇷Korean

보관

보호자 또는 골키퍼의 책임

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự bảo quản an toàn

trách nhiệm của người giám hộ hoặc người giữ

🇹🇭Thai

การเก็บรักษา

ความรับผิดชอบของผู้ปกครองหรือผู้ดูแล

🇮🇩Indonesian

diamankan

tanggung jawab seorang wali atau wali

🇵🇭Filipino

pag-iingat

responsibilidad ng isang tagapag-alaga o tagapag-alaga

🇲🇾Malay

simpanan

tanggungjawab seorang penjaga atau penjaga

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حفظ

مسؤولية الوصي أو الحارس

🇮🇷Persian

نگهداری

مسئولیت یک قیم یا نگهبان است

🇹🇷Turkish

saklama

vasi veya koruyucunun sorumluluğu

🇮🇱Hebrew

שמירה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'safekeeping'?

The primary meaning of 'safekeeping' is 'the responsibility of a guardian or keeper'.

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Using 'safekeeping' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'safekeeping' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'safekeeping' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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