Meanings
nounmoney box (plural money boxes)
plural money boxes · alternative moneybox · alternative money-box
- A tin, often with a slot in the top, for depositing coins, used by children to save money.
“[…]We had an old lady come in with £2 worth of 5ps.” “She raided her money box,” said McCormack.
2025 September 14, Daniel Boffey, quoting Shazza McCormack, “Racism or celebration? What England’s flag-hoisters are saying – and what others are hearing”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna container (usually with a slot in the top) for keeping money at home
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money box. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/money%20box
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “money box,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/money%20box.
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