noun [U]
1 the fact of sth 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 sb/sth being taken care of by sb who can be trusted:
The documents are in the safe keeping of our lawyers.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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