honesty box
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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These small, cupboard-like "sheds" are usually jam-packed with home-baked goods that you help yourself to, and for which you are trusted to pay through an honesty box system.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026
Megan Jackson, from Hetton-le-Hole, Sunderland, bakes and displays her own treats with an honesty box, which trusts customers to pay the correct amount of money while unattended.
From BBC ● Jan. 19, 2026
Despite plans to scale back the bakery next year, to spend more time with her young son, the honesty box will remain.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2025
"The honesty box means we can be part of my community - bringing something to them, rather than the business being solely online," says the affable Annabelle.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2025
Radiohead put out In Rainbows as a digital download in 2007 employing an "honesty box" scheme.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 25, 2010
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