Word: safekeeping
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: safe
keep
ing
Definition: 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.
Morphemes:
Affix: safe
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A box, usually made of metal, in which valuables can be locked for safekeeping.
Affix: keep
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To record transactions, accounts, or events in.
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form gerunds, a type of verbal nouns, from verbs.