outbox

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UK/ˈaʊtbɒks/US/ˈaʊtbɑks/UK/aʊtˈbɒks/US/aʊtˈbɑks/

noun

A box holding papers to be transmitted to others, usually by mail.

OriginEnglish box ← Middle English box ← Old English box →
UncommonScrabble 15
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Meanings

outbox1

nounoutbox (plural outboxes)

plural outboxes

  1. 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
  2. computingAn electronic folder serving the same purpose, for electronic mail.

outbox2

verboutbox (third-person singular simple present outboxes, present participle outboxing, simple past and past participle outboxed)

present singular third person outboxes · participle present outboxing · participle past outboxed · past outboxed

  1. transitiveboxingTo box better than.

Origin

outbox · noun

  1. Old Englishūt
  2. Proto-Indo-European*úd
  3. Proto-Germanic*ūt
  4. Proto-Germanic*ūtai
  5. Proto-West Germanic*ūtē
  6. Old Englishūte
  7. Middle Englishoute
  8. Englishout
  9. Late Latinbuxis
  10. Proto-West Germanic*buhsā
  11. Old Englishbox
  12. Middle Englishbox
  13. Englishbox
  14. Englishoutbox

From out + box.

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outbox · verb

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úd
  2. Proto-Germanic*ūt
  3. Proto-Germanic*ūt-
  4. Old Englishūt-
  5. Middle Englishut-
  6. Englishout-
  7. Middle Englishbox
  8. Englishbox
  9. Englishoutbox

From out- + box.

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Translations

Arabic صُنْدُوق الصَّادِر, صُنْدُوق الصَّادِر
  • صُنْدُوق الصَّادِر (ṣundūq aṣ-ṣādir)box
  • صُنْدُوق الصَّادِر (ṣundūq aṣ-ṣādir)electronic folder
  • عُلْبَة الصَّادِرelectronic folder
Dutch outbox
  • outboxelectronic folder
Finnish lähtevät-laatikko, lähetetyt-kansio
  • lähtevät-laatikkobox
  • lähetetyt-kansioelectronic folder
  • nyrkkeillä paremmin kuinto box better than
  • voittaa nyrkkeilyssäto box better than
French boîte d'envoi
  • boîte d'envoielectronic folder
Hungarian kimenő/elküldendő levelek
  • kimenő/elküldendő levelekelectronic folder
Japanese 送信箱
  • 送信箱 (sōshinbako)electronic folder
Māori pouakaputa, pouakaputa
  • pouakaputabox
  • pouakaputaelectronic folder
Polish skrzynka nadawcza, skrzynka nadawcza
  • skrzynka nadawczabox
  • skrzynka nadawczaelectronic folder
  • boksować lepiejto box better than
Russian неотправленные
  • неотправленные (neotpravlennyje)box
Spanish buzón de salida, buzón de salida
  • buzón de salidabox
  • buzón de salidaelectronic folder
Swedish utkorg, utkorg
  • utkorgbox
  • utkorgelectronic folder
Vietnamese hộp thư đi, hộp thư đi
  • hộp thư đibox
  • hộp thư đielectronic folder
  • hòm thư đielectronic folder
Welsh allflwch
  • allflwchbox

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with outbox

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

outbox. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outbox

MLA

“outbox.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outbox. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “outbox,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outbox.

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