Definition of "safe-deposit" [safe-deposit]

• Safe enough to store valuables securely (adjective)
• A safe-deposit box (noun)

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• "Sitting in a safe-deposit box in a discreet bank in Geneva, Switzerland— along with ten passports with ten other bogus names on them—was his genuine passport, the one imprinted with his real name: Orville Timken."
• "The man's lawyer told Muller he had a Honus Wagner card in a safe-deposit box."
• "A start panel of four contestants compete to answer questions which open safe-deposit boxes stuffed with money."