safekeeping

safekeeping definition - business

safekeeping

The keeping of assets, including securities, by a financial institution. Brokerage firms provide safekeeping for securities left in customer accounts.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Business Terms Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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