1. plural of safe; strong metal boxes or cabinets used to store valuable items securely

Examples

• The bank has several large safes in the vault.
• Many hotels provide small safes in guest rooms for valuables.
• The jewelry store installed new fireproof safes after the break-in.
• Office safes are commonly used to store important documents.
• Home safes can protect cash and important papers from theft.
• The museum keeps its most precious artifacts in climate-controlled safes.