outbox
/ˈaʊtbɒks/
outbox noun: a box holding papers to be transmitted to others, usually by mail.
Noun
outbox (plural outboxes)
- A box holding papers to be transmitted to others, usually by mail.
- Rabin tossed the orders in his outbox, dipped the brush back in the small bottle, and continued to apply more solvent […]2013, Michael O'Shea, Blood on the Risers, page 226
- An electronic folder serving the same purpose, for electronic mail.
Verb
IPA/aʊtˈbɒks/
outbox (third-person singular simple present outboxes, present participle outboxing, simple past and past participle outboxed)
- To box better than.
outbox meaning in Kannada, Arabic and Vietnamese
outbox in Kannada
- ಹೊರಪೆಟ್ಟಿಗೆ
outbox in Arabic
- box
- صُنْدُوق الصَّادِر ṣundūq aṣ-ṣādir
- electronic folder
- صُنْدُوق الصَّادِر ṣundūq aṣ-ṣādir, عُلْبَة الصَّادِر
outbox in Vietnamese
- box
- hộp thư đi
- electronic folder
- hộp thư đi, hòm thư đi
Forms of outbox
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | outboxes |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | outboxes |
| present participle | outboxing |
| past participle | outboxed |
| past | outboxed |
Origin of outbox
From out + box.
From out- + box.
Words that rhyme with outbox
Questions about outbox
- What does outbox mean?
- Outbox means a box holding papers to be transmitted to others, usually by mail.
- What is outbox in Kannada?
- Outbox in Kannada is ಹೊರಪೆಟ್ಟಿಗೆ. See Outbox meaning in Kannada.
- What part of speech is outbox?
- Outbox can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce outbox?
- Outbox is pronounced /ˈaʊtbɒks/.
- What is the plural of outbox?
- The plural of outbox is outboxes.
Words near outbox in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: outbox (page history and authors); outbox (Kannada Wiktionary) (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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