also: セーフティーボックス
noun
hotel room safe; in-room safe
Specifically refers to a small safe provided in a hotel room for guests to store valuables. Wasei-eigo from 'safety box'.
wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English), from safety box
ホテルの部屋にセーフティボックスがあったので、パスポートを入れた。
There was a safe in the hotel room, so I put my passport in it.
noun
safe-deposit box; safety deposit box
Refers to a secure box rented at a bank or similar institution for storing valuables. Often cross-referenced with 貸金庫 (kashikinko).
See also: 貸金庫
銀行のセーフティボックスに重要な書類を保管している。
I keep important documents in a safe-deposit box at the bank.
貸金庫 is the native Japanese term for a safe-deposit box, while セーフティボックス is a wasei-eigo loanword more commonly used for hotel room safes.
Wasei-eigo from English 'safety box'. The term is not used in English with this meaning; in Japanese it primarily refers to a hotel room safe or a safe-deposit box.