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Tags: financial institution
Categories: Economics & Finance
Individually-secured container, usually held within a larger safe or bank
vault located in banks, post offices, or other institutions used to store valuable possessions.
In the typical arrangement, a renter pays the bank a fee for the use of the box, which can be opened only with production of an assigned key, the bank’s own guard key, the proper signature, and perhaps a code of some sort.
(source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safe_deposit_box)
Synonyms:
safety deposit box
