safe-deposit box

noun

A fireproof metal box for holding personal valuables; (usually specifically) one stored in a secure vault such as a bank vault or (in some countries) a post office..

“Near-synonyms: safe, strongbox, lockbox”

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Meanings

nounsafe-deposit box (plural safe-deposit boxes)

plural safe-deposit boxes · alternative safe deposit box · alternative safety-deposit box

  1. A fireproof metal box for holding personal valuables; (usually specifically) one stored in a secure vault such as a bank vault or (in some countries) a post office..

    Near-synonyms: safe, strongbox, lockbox

    Synonyms: safebox, safe, strongbox, lockbox

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA fireproof metal box for holding personal valuables; (usually specifically) one stored in a secure vault such as a bank vault or (in some countries) a post office..

Similar
safeboxsafestrongboxlockbox

More synonyms by meaning

nouna fireproof metal strongbox (usually in a bank) for storing valuables

Similar
safe-depositsafety-depositsafety deposit boxdeposit boxlockbox
Broader
strongboxdeedbox
Also see
lockboxsafe-depositsafety depositstrongbox

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Finnish tallelokero
  • tallelokerobox for holding valuables safe
Hebrew כספת פרטית בחדר כספות בבנק
  • כספת פרטית בחדר כספות בבנקbox for holding valuables safe
Italian cassetta di sicurezza
  • cassetta di sicurezzabox for holding valuables safe
Japanese 貸金庫
  • 貸金庫 (kashikinko)box for holding valuables safe
Korean 대여금고
  • 대여금고 (daeyeogeumgo)box for holding valuables safe
Norwegian Bokmål bankboks
  • bankboksbox for holding valuables safe
Polish skrytka depozytowa
  • skrytka depozytowabox for holding valuables safe
Spanish caja de seguridad
  • caja de seguridadbox for holding valuables safe
Swedish bankfack
  • bankfackbox for holding valuables safe
Cite this entry
APA

safe-deposit box. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/safe-deposit%20box

MLA

“safe-deposit box.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/safe-deposit%20box. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “safe-deposit box,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/safe-deposit%20box.

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