inbox
2
1.8
- noun
- /ˈɪnˌbɑks/
:
bandeja de entrada
- She bumped the inbox, and papers fell onto the floor in a heap, cracking the plastic tray.
You've got one inbox for your papers.
- You've got one inbox for your papers.
Examples
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Label each box or section clearly, and upon returning home from school, place any papers that need your attention into the inbox.
Blog text (13) -
It was waiting for approval by Dr. Oxnard, sitting on top of a stack of forms in the lab office inbox.
Fiction book (2001) -
That means I have to carefully think about the inbox before I react to it.
Blog text (6) -
You've got one inbox for your papers.
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The surviving proposals piled into the inbox of the director, who made the final decision.
Academic text (1996) -
His solution was to communicate directly with the client instead of just dropping a document into someone's inbox.
Blog text (29) -
I receive your posts in my inbox, and the header doesn't come through—just the box with the question mark.
Blog text (29) -
Please check your inbox for any important documents that need your attention.
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She organized all the mail in her inbox before starting her work for the day.
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The manager reviewed the proposals that were submitted to her inbox this morning.
Synonyms
311
1.0
A flat, shallow container used to carry or hold food and dishes
1
4.0
A tray on a desk for papers that need attention
1
3.2
A tray on a desk for holding incoming papers or mail
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Inbox comes from in- (meaning 'in' or 'into') plus box, and originally meant a tray or box on a desk for new letters and papers; that's why a desk inbox holds incoming documents you need to deal with.