noun
portable safe; portable cash box
A small, lockable container with a handle, used for carrying money or valuables.
売上金を手提げ金庫に入れて銀行へ持っていく。
I put the day's takings into a portable safe and take it to the bank.
Standard kanji spelling with okurigana.
Variant without okurigana; less common but still used.
金庫 is a general safe, often large and stationary, while 手提げ金庫 is specifically a portable, hand-carried version.
Compound of 手提げ (hand-carried) and 金庫 (safe).