# safekeeping

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #45,066

## Definitions
1. the act of keeping something safe; protection from harm, damage, loss, or theft
2. the storage of assets in a protected area
3. the responsibility of a guardian
4. 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.

## Etymology
From safe + keeping.

## Common misspellings (16)
`asfekeeping`, `saefkeeping`, `safeekeping`, `safekeeipng`, `safekeepign`, `safekeepingg`, `safekeepinng`, `safekeepnig`, `safekeepping`, `safekepeing`, `safekeping`, `safekkeeping`, `saffekeeping`, `safkeeeping`, `sfaekeeping`, `ssafekeeping`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/safekeeping