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in-box

in-box is the alternative form of inbox.

Meaning of inbox

Noun

inbox (plural inboxes)

  1. A container in which papers to be dealt with are put.
    Synonyms:
    in-basket, in-tray
    Antonyms:
    outbox
  2. An electronic folder serving the same purpose, but for electronic files, especially email.
    • Your goal with the remaining emails is to take care of them and remove them from your inbox as soon as possible.2014, Bonnie Hillman Shay, Take Charge of Your Email Inbox, page 35
  3. (figuratively) The aggregate of items that demand one's attention or effort.
    • The kids, my ex, my parents, the job, bills — my inbox is full.

See all 5 meanings of inbox

Forms of in-box

Noun
pluralin-boxes
Verb
third-person singular presentin-boxes
present participlein-boxing
past participlein-boxed
pastin-boxed

Questions about in-box

What is in-box the alternative form of?
In-box is the alternative form of inbox.

Words near in-box in the dictionary

  1. in-betweener
  2. in-betweeners
  3. in-betweenies
  4. in-betweens
  5. in-betweeny
  6. in-box
  7. in-boxed
  8. in-boxes
  9. in-boxing
  10. in-bread
  11. in-bred

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Adapted from Wiktionary: in-box (page history and authors); inbox (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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