keeping

keeping

noun

Definition of KEEPING

1

: the act of one that keeps: as a : custody, maintenance b : observance c : a reserving or preserving for future use

2

a : the means by which something is kept : support, provision b : the state of being kept or the condition in which something is kept <the house is in good keeping>

3

: conformity <in keeping with good taste> <out of keeping with the decor>

Examples of KEEPING

1. <put the house keys into a neighbor's secure keeping while they were on vacation>
2. <my aunt has all of our family's old photographs in her keeping>

First Known Use of KEEPING

14th century

Related to KEEPING

Synonyms: care, custodianship, guardianship, custody, safekeeping, trust, ward

Antonyms: nonpossession

Related Words: control, governorship, hand(s), management, superintendence, supervision

Near Antonyms: dispossession, relinquishment, surrendering, transferal

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Rhymes with KEEPING

creeping, weeping