safekeeping

1. (uncountable, usually)The act of keeping something safe; protection from harm, damage, loss, or theft

   хране́ниеxranénije

   зберіга́нняzberihánnja

2. (uncountable, usually)The storage of assets in a protected area

   I locked the documents in my bureau for safekeeping.

3. (uncountable, usually)The responsibility of a guardian

   the responsibility of a guardian or keeper

4. (US, uncountable, usually)Not returning checks; a system wherein banks keep checks (cheques) that people write, rather than returning them to the account holder with their monthly statement.

1. The valuables are in the bank's safekeeping.

   deDie Wertsachen sind im Safe der Bank.

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2. They found considerable damage to many of the museum's statues and sarcophagi that were too large to be removed for safekeeping.

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