Strongbox (Noun)
Meaning
A strongly made box for holding money or valuables; can be locked.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The company's payroll was kept in a strongbox at the back of the office.
- During the audit, they discovered the CEO had been embezzling funds from a secret strongbox in his office.
- The safe-deposit box at the bank was essentially a strongbox within a much more secure container.
- After her grandmother passed away, she found an old strongbox in the attic that contained family heirlooms.
- The museum curator placed the priceless artifact in a custom-made strongbox for safekeeping during transport.