SAFEKEEPING

guardianship, keeping, safekeeping

(noun) the responsibility of a guardian or keeper; “he left his car in my keeping”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

safekeeping (usually uncountable, plural safekeepings)

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

(US) 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.

Source: Wiktionary


Safe"-keep"ing, n. Etym: [Safe + keep.]

Definition: The act of keeping or preserving in safety from injury or from escape; care; custody.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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29 June 2024

INITIALISM

(noun) an abbreviation formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name and pronounced separately; “HTML is an initialism for HyperText Markup Language”


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Coffee Trivia

There are four varieties of commercially viable coffee: Arabica, Liberica, Excelsa, and Robusta. Growers predominantly plant the Arabica species. Although less popular, Robusta tastes slightly more bitter and contains more caffeine.

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