inboxes

1. 1
   noun

   Plural of inbox.

   The support team monitors several shared inboxes throughout the day.

   Spam filters keep most junk out of our inboxes.

   Note

   A plural that is spelled like boxes: the final x takes -es, and the hyphenated in-box becomes in-boxes in the same way. It covers every sense of the singular, from the tray of papers on a desk to the email folder. Figuratively it also means the whole pile of work waiting for someone, so overflowing inboxes can describe a crowded server or a crowded week.

2. 2
   verb

   Third-person singular simple present indicative of inbox.

   The seller inboxes interested buyers a price list within minutes.

   Whenever a fan asks, the artist inboxes them a signed photo.

   Note

   Spelled exactly like the plural noun, the verb form is told apart by its place in the sentence: a subject comes before it and an object follows. It is always transitive. The object can be the person written to (she inboxes the buyer) or the thing delivered (he inboxes the file to his manager). When both appear, the person comes first, as in inboxes them a signed photo.

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