Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

safekeeping

/sˈeɪfkˈipɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.64 in modern English

Syllables
safe-keep-ing
IPA
/sˈeɪfkˈipɪŋ/
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

the act of keeping something safe; protection from harm, damage, loss, or theft

Uncountable

noun

the storage of assets in a protected area

Uncountable

noun

the responsibility of a guardian

Uncountable

noun

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.

American usage; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From safe + keeping.

Usage

Inflected Forms

safekeepings (plural)

Synonyms

guardianship keeping

Rhymes With

keeping sleeping sweeping creeping weeping leaping reaping peeping seeping beeping heaping bleeping

Questions

How do you pronounce safekeeping?
The recorded pronunciation is /sˈeɪfkˈipɪŋ/.
What does safekeeping mean?
the act of keeping something safe; protection from harm, damage, loss, or theft
Where does safekeeping come from?
From safe + keeping.

How to pronounce safekeeping

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