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bin

  • noun
  • /ˈbɪn/

A box, frame, crib, or enclosed place, used as a storage container.

Other meanings

  1. A container for rubbish or waste.

  2. Any of the discrete intervals in a histogram, etc

Kinds of bin

  • trash can
  • flour bin
  • litter basket
  • parts bin
  • recycling bin

Example sentences

  • “I completely forgot to put out the bin.”

    Tatoeba · deniko · CC0

Word history

From Latin "benna".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “bin” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.