con·tain·er

[kuhn-tey-ner]
noun
1.
anything that contains or can contain something, as a carton, box, crate, or can.
2.
a large, vanlike, reuseable box for consolidating smaller crates or cartons into a single shipment, designed for easy and fast loading and unloading of freight.

Origin:
1400–50 for an earlier sense; 1495–1505 for def 1; late Middle English conteiner; see contain, -er1

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container (kənˈteɪnə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  an object used for or capable of holding, esp for transport or storage, such as a carton, box, etc
2.  a.  a large cargo-carrying standard-sized container that can be loaded from one mode of transport to another
 b.  (as modifier): a container port; a container ship

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Strain the broth into a bowl or a storage container.
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