outbox

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outbox¹

  • /ˈaʊtbɒks/ UK
  • /ˈaʊtbɑks/ US

Rhymes with -ɒks

noun outboxes

  1. A box holding papers to be transmitted to others, usually by mail. Rabin tossed the orders in his outbox, dipped the brush back in the small bottle, and continued to apply more solvent […]
  2. An electronic folder serving the same purpose, for electronic mail.

outbox²

  • /aʊtˈbɒks/ UK
  • /aʊtˈbɑks/ US

Rhymes with -ɒks

verb outboxes · outboxing · outboxed

  1. transitive To box better than.

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noun box

Españolbuzón de salida
Русскийнеотправленные neotpravlennyje
Tiếng Việthộp thư đi
العربيةصُنْدُوق الصَّادِر ṣundūq aṣ-ṣādir

noun electronic folder

Españolbuzón de salida
日本語送信箱 sōshinbako
Françaisboîte d'envoi
Tiếng Việthộp thư đi, hòm thư đi
العربيةصُنْدُوق الصَّادِر ṣundūq aṣ-ṣādir, عُلْبَة الصَّادِر

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@misc{outbox_2026,
  title = {outbox},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/outbox},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}