Keeping - definition, pronunciation, transcription

...put the house keys into a neighbor's secure keeping while they were on vacation...

...my aunt has all of our family's old photographs in her keeping...

The stable-room and keeping are free.

While the company laid off some employees, others had hopes of keeping their jobs.

The police have been keeping a careful record of his movements.

Even on two incomes, we're having a hard time keeping up with our bills.

She had trouble keeping her balance as the boat rocked back and forth.

The computer is an aid to keeping costs down.

...charged that the cable companies had formed an illegal combine for the purpose of keeping rates artificially high...

...the family's cat did an exemplary job of keeping the house and yard free of all rodents...

Keeping a journal is a good discipline for a writer.

The janitor does a good job of keeping the office clean.

She offered to pay for lunch as compensation for keeping me waiting.

I've been keeping a journal for several years.

...the dictator had a fierce stranglehold on the country, keeping its people in poverty and ignorance...