out-tray

British

noun

(in an office) a tray for outgoing correspondence, documents, etc

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He’d say, ‘Yeah, left pocket, in-tray; right pocket, out-tray,’” she said, as Mr. Lewis listened and chuckled.

From New York Times

But for Justine Greening, Theresa May's education secretary, the first question will be what to do with the bulging out-tray.

From BBC

My in-tray reached for the ceiling till someone pointed out that on my right was an out-tray.

From BBC

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