outbox

English

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation)
    • (noun): enPR: outʹbŏks, IPA(key): /ˈaʊtbɒks/
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    • (verb): enPR: out-bŏksʹ, IPA(key): /aʊtˈbɒks/
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)
    • Rhymes: -ɒks
  • (General American)
    • (noun): enPR: outʹbäks, IPA(key): /ˈaʊtbɑks/
    • (verb): enPR: out-bäksʹ, IPA(key): /aʊtˈbɑks/

Etymology 1

From out +‎ box.

Noun

outbox (plural outboxes)

  1. A box holding papers to be transmitted to others, usually 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 []
  2. (computing) An electronic folder serving the same purpose, for electronic mail.
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Etymology 2

From out- +‎ box.

Verb

outbox (third-person singular simple present outboxes, present participle outboxing, simple past and past participle outboxed)

  1. (boxing, transitive) To box better than.
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