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lockbox

[ lok-boks ]

noun

  1. a strongbox.
  2. a rented post office box equipped with a lock.
  3. Also called lockout box. Television. a closed box, usually fitted with a lock, containing electronic equipment to unscramble cable television pictures for subscribers only: used especially to prevent children from watching programs with explicit sexual content.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of lockbox1

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75; lock 1 + box 1

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