different between safekeeping vs upkeep

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safe +? keeping

safekeeping (usually uncountable, plural safekeepings)

the act of keeping something safe; protection from harm, damage, loss, or theft
the storage of assets in a protected area
the responsibility of a guardian
(US) not returning checks; a system wherein banks keep checks (cheques) that people write, rather than returning them to the account holder with their monthly statement.

up +? keep

upkeep (usually uncountable, plural upkeeps)

Maintenance; the act or effort of keeping something in good and working condition.
I would enjoy having a swimming pool, but I don't want to deal with the upkeep.
- […] it was unnecessary to fence off pasture from arable land, which saved a lot of labour on the upkeep of hedges and gates.

upkeep (third-person singular simple present upkeeps, present participle upkeeping, simple past and past participle upkept)

(transitive, Britain) To maintain (something) or keep it in good repair.
Do you know how to upkeep a boat?

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