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safe-deposit definition

☆ safe·-deposit (-di päz′it)

adjective

designating or of a box or vault, esp. in a bank, for storing jewels and other valuables, important documents, etc.
also safety-deposit safe′ty-depos′it

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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