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bin
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/ bÉȘn /
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noun
a box or enclosed place for storing grain, coal, or the like.
verb (used with object), binned, bin·ning.
to store in a bin.
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Origin of bin
before 950; Middle English binne,Old English binn(e) crib, perhaps <Celtic; compare Welsh benn cart
OTHER WORDS FROM bin
un·binned, adjectiveWords nearby bin
bimonthly, bimorph, bimorphemic, bimotor, bimotored, bin, binal, binarity, binary, binary cell, binary code
Other definitions for bin (2 of 2)
bin-
a combining form meaning âtwo,â âtwo at a time,â used in the formation of compound words: binary; binocular.
Compare bi-1.
Origin of bin-
Combining form of Latin bīnī two each, by twos
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How to use bin in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for bin (1 of 2)
bin
/ (bÉȘn) /
noun
a large container or enclosed space for storing something in bulk, such as coal, grain, or wool
Also called: bread bin a small container for bread
Also called: dustbin, rubbish bin a container for litter, rubbish, etc
British
- a storage place for bottled wine
- one particular bottling of wine
verb bins, binning or binned
(tr) to store in a bin
(tr) to put in a wastepaper bin
Word Origin for bin
Old English binne basket, probably of Celtic origin; related to bindan to bind
British Dictionary definitions for bin (2 of 2)
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