safekeeping

noun safekeepings

1. uncountable, usually the act of keeping something safe; protection from harm, damage, loss, or theft
2. uncountable, usually the storage of assets in a protected area I locked the documents in my bureau for safekeeping.
3. uncountable, usually the responsibility of a guardian
4. US, uncountable, usually 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.