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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Safe-keeping \Safe"-keep"ing\, noun [Safe + keep.] The act of keeping or preserving in safety from injury or from escape; care; custody.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
safekeeping
noun: the responsibility of a guardian or keeper; "he left his car in my keeping" [syn: {guardianship}, {keeping}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
53 Moby Thesaurus words for "safekeeping": care, charge, cold storage, conservancy, conservation, conservationism, cover, custodianship, custody, dead storage, defense, dry storage, environmental conservation, eye, forest conservation, forest management, guard, guardianship, guarding, hold, keep, keeping, lee, maintenance, preserval, preservation, preventive custody, protection, protective custody, refuge, safety, salvage, salvation, saving, shade, shadow, shelf-room, shelter, soil conservation, storage, storage space, stowage, stream conservation, support, sustentation, trust, upkeep, ward, warehousing, watchful eye, water conservation, wetlands conservation, wildlife conservation
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