: a strongly made chest or case for money or valuables

Examples of strongbox in a Sentence

keeps her jewelry in a strongbox
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Buffs have been made to various maps in terms of monster density, chests, number of rare and magic monsters, essences, strongboxes, shrines and all of this is without specific Waystone or Tower modifiers. Paul Tassi, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025 Another artifact reflecting the sharp divides between rich and poor is an elaborate 800-pound steel strongbox that would have been used to store money—a great deal of it—in the home. Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1684, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of strongbox was in 1684

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“Strongbox.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strongbox. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.

Kids Definition

: a strongly made container for money or valuables
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