safe harbor | the target company defends itself by acquiring a company so onerously regulated that it makes the target less attractive, the acquisition gave the company a safe harbor |
deposit deposition | the act of putting something somewhere |
safe sex | sexual activity (especially sexual intercourse) with the use of measures (such as latex condoms) to avoid the transmission of disease (especially AIDS) |
condom rubber safety safe prophylactic | contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse |
depository deposit depositary repository | a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping |
fail-safe | a mechanism capable of returning to a safe state in case there is a failure or malfunction |
meat safe | a safe for storing meat |
safe | strongbox where valuables can be safely kept |
safe | a ventilated or refrigerated cupboard for securing provisions from pests |
safe-deposit safe-deposit box safety-deposit safety deposit box deposit box lockbox | a fireproof metal strongbox (usually in a bank) for storing valuables |
safe house | a house used as a hiding place or refuge by members of certain organizations |
deposit | a payment given as a guarantee that an obligation will be met |
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation FDIC | a federally sponsored corporation that insures accounts in national banks and other qualified institutions |
alluvial sediment alluvial deposit alluvium alluvion | clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down |
sediment deposit | matter that has been deposited by some natural process |
deposit sedimentation alluviation | the phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating |
deposit | money given as security for an article acquired for temporary use, his deposit was refunded when he returned the car |
down payment deposit | a partial payment made at the time of purchase, the balance to be paid later |
margin security deposit | the amount of collateral a customer deposits with a broker when borrowing from the broker to buy securities |
time deposit account deposit account | a savings account in which the deposit is held for a fixed term or in which withdrawals can be made only after giving notice or with loss of interest |
certificate of deposit CD | a debt instrument issued by a bank, usually pays interest |
deposit bank deposit | money deposited in a bank or some similar institution |
demand deposit | a bank deposit from which withdrawals can be made without notice |
time deposit | a certificate of deposit from which withdrawals can be made only after advance notice or at a specified future date |
deposition deposit | the natural process of laying down a deposit of something |
safe period | that time during a woman's menstrual cycle during which conception is least likely to occur (usually immediately before of after menstruation) |
lodge wedge stick deposit | put, fix, force, or implant, lodge a bullet in the table, stick your thumb in the crack |
situate fix posit deposit | put (something somewhere) firmly, She posited her hand on his shoulder, deposit the suitcase on the bench, fix your eyes on this spot |
deposit bank | put into a bank account, She deposits her paycheck every month |
safe | (of an undertaking) secure from risk |
safe | free from danger or the risk of harm, a safe trip, you will be safe here, a safe place, a safe bet |
fail-safe | eliminating danger by compensating automatically for a failure or malfunction, a fail-safe device in a nuclear weapon to deactivate it automatically in the event of accident |
safe and sound unhurt | free from danger or injury, the children were found safe and sound |
safe(p) | having reached a base without being put out, the runner was called safe when the baseman dropped the ball |
fail-safe | guaranteed not to fail, a fail-safe recipe for cheese souffle |
dependable good safe secure | financially sound, a good investment, a secure investment |