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out-tray

out-tray

4.1
A tray on a desk where you put papers to send out
  • noun
  • /ˈaʊtˌtreɪ/
  • UK
translation icon : bandeja de salida
  • Please put the documents in the out-tray.

Examples

  • Please put all completed forms in the out-tray on my desk before you leave.

  • Her out-tray was overflowing with letters waiting to be mailed.

  • He checked his out-tray every hour to make sure nothing was missed.

  • The out-tray is full of papers waiting to be sent.

  • I placed the important documents in the out-tray to send them out later.

  • She checked the out-tray for any papers that needed to be mailed today.

  • The receptionist organized the letters in the out-tray before the courier arrived.

Synonyms

outbox
vsout-tray
1 3.4

A folder where outgoing emails or messages wait to be sent

is a physical desk tray for papers that will be sent out
out-basket
vsout-tray
  • US
3.6

A tray on a desk for holding letters and papers to send

is specifically a desk container for papers waiting to be sent

Antonyms

in-tray
  • UK
1 4.0

A tray on a desk for papers that need attention

Surface Forms

out-tray singular
out-trays plural

Morphology

out-tray = out + tray (transparent) = out + tray

Meaning is directly composed from 'out' (indicating outgoing) + 'tray' (a container), yielding a tray for items to be sent out.

Etymology

The word out-tray breaks into out 'away' or 'to send' and tray 'a flat container'. So it is the tray on your desk where you put papers that are ready to be sent out.