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Can all these words be used for a lockable place where you can put your valuables in? For example in a bank or a hotel or your own apartment.
safe
strongroom
vault
locker
lock box
private box
 

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Can all these words be used for a lockable place where you can put your valuables [STRIKE]in[/STRIKE]? For example, in a bank or a hotel or your own apartment.
safe:tick:
strongroom:tick:
vault:tick:
locker:tick:
lock box:tick:
private box:cross:
In American English, a
safe or a lockbox may be found in someone's house. You could find a vault (a securely locked, nearly impenetrable room) in the home of a very rich person or perhaps a criminal, or in a bank or a secure storage facility.
 

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Banks also have 'safe/safety deposit boxes'.
 
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