n.
Function: noun
Date: 1579
1 a archaic : CUSTODY , CHARGE b : MAINTENANCE
2 : one that keeps or protects: as a : FORTRESS , CASTLE specifically : the strongest and securest part of a medieval castle b : one whose job is to keep or tend c : PRISON , JAIL
3 : the means or provisions by which one is kept <earned his keep >
4 : KEEPER 5
– for keeps
1 a : with the provision that one keep what one has won <played marbles for keeps > b : with deadly seriousness
2 : for an indefinitely long time : PERMANENTLY
3 : with the result of ending the matter