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econobox

econobox noun: a small, unassuming automobile.

Noun

econobox (plural econoboxes)

  1. (informal) A small, unassuming automobile.
    • BY now, everyone knows that South Korean automakers have come a long way since their first halting attempts to sell tinny econoboxes to Americans.2007 February 4, Bob Knoll, “A Korean Crossover Gets Its Green Card”, in New York Times
    • Soon after, John Cooper’s transformation of this simple econobox into a rally-racing world champion made the Mini an international phenomenon.2007 March 18, Lawrence Ulrich, “There’s More Than Meets the Eye”, in New York Times

Forms of econobox

pluraleconoboxes

Origin of econobox

From econo- + box.

Questions about econobox

What does econobox mean?
Econobox means a small, unassuming automobile.
What part of speech is econobox?
Econobox is a noun.
What is the plural of econobox?
The plural of econobox is econoboxes.

Words near econobox in the dictionary

  1. Econian
  2. econiche
  3. econiches
  4. econo-
  5. econobabble
  6. econobox
  7. econoboxes
  8. econocar
  9. econocars
  10. econocultural
  11. economese

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