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swear box

swear box noun: a money box used to collect a nominal fine from people who use foul language, especially in a workplace.

Noun

swear box (plural swear boxes)

  1. (informal) A money box used to collect a nominal fine from people who use foul language, especially in a workplace.

Forms of swear box

pluralswear boxes

Questions about swear box

What does swear box mean?
Swear box means a money box used to collect a nominal fine from people who use foul language, especially in a workplace.
What part of speech is swear box?
Swear box is a noun.
What is the plural of swear box?
The plural of swear box is swear boxes.

Words near swear box in the dictionary

  1. Sweany
  2. Sweanys
  3. swear
  4. swear at
  5. swear blind
  6. swear box
  7. swear boxes
  8. swear by
  9. swear down
  10. swear in
  11. swear jar

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