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[bin] noun, verb, binned, bin⋅ning.
–noun
1. a box or enclosed place for storing grain, coal, or the like.
–verb (used with object)
2. to store in a bin.

Origin:
bef. 950; ME binne, OE binn(e) crib, perh. < Celt; cf. Welsh benn cart

bin-

a combining form meaning “two,” “two at a time,” used in the formation of compound words: binary; binocular.
Compare bi- 1 .


Origin:
comb. form of L bīnī two each, by twos
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bin   (bĭn)   
n.  A container or enclosed space for storage.
tr.v.   binned, bin·ning, bins
To place or store in a bin.

[Middle English binne, from Old English, probably of Celtic origin.]
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Word Origin & History

bin 
O.E. binne "manger, crib," from Gaulish, from O.Celt. *benna, akin to Welsh benn "a cart," especially one with a woven wicker body. The same Celtic word seems to be preserved in It. benna "dung cart," Fr. benne "grape-gatherer's creel," Du. benne "large basket," from L.L. benna. Some linguists think there was a parallel Gmc. form to the Celtic one.
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Medical Dictionary

bin- pref.
Variant of bi-1.

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Abbreviations & Acronyms
bin
binary
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