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in-box

  in·-box
  1. a box or tray, as on an office worker's desk, into which new memos, mail, etc. are placed
    also written in box
  2. a folder, as in e-mail software, in which received or unread messages are automatically stored
    also written inbox

in-box

Noun

(plural in-boxes)

  1. A container in which all the papers to be dealt with are put.
  2. (computing) an electronic folder serving the same purpose.
  3. (figuratively) The aggregate of items that demand one's attention or effort.
    The kids, my ex, my parents, the job, bills — my in-box is full.
Verb

(third-person singular simple present in-boxes, present participle in-boxing, simple past and past participle in-boxed)

  1. To put in (someone's) in-box.
    I just in-boxed you the presentation.
Origin

in + box


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Words near in-box in the dictionary


  • in-betweening
  • in-betweeny
  • in-black-and-white
  • in-bloom
  • in-box
  • in-boxed
  • in-boxes
  • in-boxing
  • in-brief
  • in-broad-daylight

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