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outbox

SayOWT-boksUS/ˈaʊtbɑks//ˈaʊtbɒks/
As a verbowt-BOKS

Pluraloutboxes

Verboutboxes, outboxing, outboxed

3 meanings of outbox

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  1. 1
    nouncountable
    A computer folder that holds email messages waiting to be sent.

    Like a basket by the door where letters wait until someone takes them to be mailed.

    Your message will stay in the outbox until you connect to the internet.

    I found three emails stuck in my outbox this morning.

    Oppositeinbox

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  2. 2
    nouncountable
    A tray or box that holds letters and papers waiting to be sent to other people.

    Like a basket where you put letters you want someone else to mail for you.

    She dropped the signed forms into the outbox by the door.

    The clerk emptied the outbox at the end of each day.

    Similarout-tray

    Oppositeinbox, in-tray

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  3. 3
    verbtransitive
    To beat someone in a fight by being the better boxer.

    Like winning a race by running smarter, not just faster.

    She outboxed her rival to win the title.

    Few fighters can outbox the champion over a full bout.

    Similaroutpoint, outfight

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Origins

Meanings 1–2

Made from the words "out" and "box".

Meaning 3

Made from "out-" and "box".