safekeeping

Plural: safekeepings

Noun

• the responsibility of a guardian or keeper
• the act of keeping something safe; protection from harm, damage, loss, or theft
• the storage of assets in a protected area
• the responsibility of a guardian
• 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.

Synonyms

guardianship, keeping