Antonyms for safes

Grammar : Noun

Spell : seyf

Phonetic Transcription : seɪf

attic
debt

Definition of safes

Origin : c.1300, "unscathed, unhurt, uninjured; free from danger or molestation, in safety, secure; saved spiritually, redeemed, not damned;" from Old French sauf "protected, watched-over; assured of salvation," from Latin salvus "uninjured, in good health, safe," related to salus "good health," saluber "healthful," all from PIE *solwos from root *sol- "whole" (cf. Latin solidus "solid," Sanskrit sarvah "uninjured, intact, whole," Avestan haurva- "uninjured, intact," Old Persian haruva-, Greek holos "whole").
As a quasi-preposition from c.1300, on model of French and Latin cognates. From late 14c. as "rescued, delivered; protected; left alive, unkilled." Meaning "not exposed to danger" (of places) is attested from late 14c.; of actions, etc., "free from risk," first recorded 1580s. Meaning "sure, reliable, not a danger" is from c.1600. Sense of "conservative, cautious" is from 1823. Paired alliteratively with sound (adj.) from late 14c. The noun safe-conduct (late 13c.) is from Old French sauf-conduit (13c.).

As in repository : noun warehouse
As in bank : noun financial institution
As in storeroom : noun repository
As in till : noun cash box
As in treasury : noun place where money, valuables are kept
As in vault : noun depository
As in safe-deposit box : noun impenetrable vault
As in case : noun container; items in container
As in strongbox : noun money box
As in closet : noun storage cupboard, usually tall
As in condom : noun birth control
As in depository : noun storage place

Example sentences :

Aye, and they would deceive God about their dividends if he couldn't see into their safes.
Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine

Harrogate has millions in his safes, and I have—the hole in my pocket.
Extract from : « The Wisdom of Father Brown » by G. K. Chesterton

I have seen the safes, empty, in which the family treasures were wont to be piled.
Extract from : « Debts of Honor » by Maurus Jkai

We three were to throw off the safes after the train got over the Harlem Bridge.
Extract from : « Bucholz and the Detectives » by Allan Pinkerton

The writing tables, bureaus, and safes had been broken open.
Extract from : « Current History, A Monthly Magazine » by New York Times

The safes my nephew mentioned just now are used only for books and papers.
Extract from : « The Chestermarke Instinct » by J. S. Fletcher

Set the legs of closets and safes in pans of water, and they cannot get at them.
Extract from : « A Treatise on Domestic Economy » by Catherine Esther Beecher

And Pye knew what they knew—the contents of the safes in the strong-room?
Extract from : « Hurricane Island » by H. B. Marriott Watson

Where they could not get the keys of safes, they blew them open with powder.
Extract from : « Campfire and Battlefield » by Rossiter Johnson

None but a professional could do the job with the safes and the boxes clean enough.
Extract from : « Rogues and Vagabonds » by George R. Sims

Synonyms for safes

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