Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

safekeep

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: safe-keep
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To keep safe; to preserve from harm or loss.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"If a customer wants $1 million of General Motors Acceptance Corporation (GMAC) paper, the bank carries out the transaction between the customer and GMAC and safekeeps the paper for the customer until it matures."
"During the mid-1960s, Federal Reserve officials focused on developing institutional arrangements that would facilitate the conversion to book-entry form of definitive securities already safekept at Reserve Banks; they did not address the possibility of a larger system."

Etymology

Back-formation from safekeeping.

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

safekeeps (present, singular) safekeeping (participle, present) safekept (participle, past) safekept (past)

Questions

What does safekeep mean?: To keep safe; to preserve from harm or loss.
Where does safekeep come from?: Back-formation from safekeeping.

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