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сейф — meaning in English

seyf

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English meaning

  • coffer noun A strong chest or box used for keeping money or valuables safe.
  • safe adj Free from danger, harm, or risk.
  • vault noun A strong, secure room, especially one used to store money, valuables, or important records.

Senses

сейф is used for these senses in English:

  • coffer A strong chest or box used for keeping money or valuables safe.
  • safe A box, usually made of metal, in which valuables can be locked for safekeeping.
  • vault An arched masonry structure supporting and forming a ceiling, whether freestanding or forming part of a larger building.
  • vault The secure room or rooms in or below a bank used to store currency and other valuables; similar rooms in other settings.

coffer — full definition

  1. noun A strong chest or box used for keeping money or valuables safe.
  2. noun An ornamental sunken panel in a ceiling or dome.
  3. noun A temporary watertight structure used during underwater construction of bridges, causeways, ships, etc.
  4. noun A supply or store of money, often belonging to an organization.

safe — full definition

  1. adj Free from danger, harm, or risk.
  2. adj Reliable and unlikely to cause problems or be wrong.
  3. noun A strong, lockable metal box or container used to store valuables securely.

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