noun
goods in custody; property held in trust
Legal and business term for items or property entrusted to someone for safekeeping. Often used in contracts, warehouse receipts, and bailment contexts.
倉庫会社は保管物の紛失について責任を負う。
The warehouse company is responsible for the loss of goods in custody.
この契約では、保管物の返還時期が明記さ
This contract specifies when the property held in trust must be returned.
Compound of 保管 (ほかん, 'custody, safekeeping') and 物 (ぶつ, 'thing, goods'). The reading ぶつ is the standard Sino-Japanese reading for 物 in formal compounds.