outbox
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English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation)
- (noun): enPR: outʹbŏks, IPA(key): /ˈaʊtbɒks/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (verb): enPR: out-bŏksʹ, IPA(key): /aʊtˈbɒks/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
- (General American)
Etymology 1
Noun
outbox (plural outboxes)
- A box holding papers to be transmitted to others, eg, by mail.
- 2013, Michael O'Shea, Blood on the Risers, page 226:
- Rabin tossed the orders in his outbox, dipped the brush back in the small bottle, and continued to apply more solvent […]
- (computing) An electronic folder serving the same purpose, for electronic mail.
Translations
box
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electronic folder
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See also
Etymology 2
Verb
outbox (third-person singular simple present outboxes, present participle outboxing, simple past and past participle outboxed)
- (boxing, transitive) To box better than.
Translations
to box better than
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