lockbox

noun

lock·​box ˈläk-ˌbäks How to pronounce lockbox (audio)
: a box (such as a post-office box) that locks

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Consider printing it off and storing it in a fireproof lockbox or protecting it using encryption. PCMAG, 19 Mar. 2025 Inside the home, deputies found gun lockboxes that appeared to be unlocked, as well as the restraining order with Nathan Gingles’ name. Dakin Andone, CNN, 20 Feb. 2025 Or better yet, perhaps a lockbox inside of a safe, which could buy you more time in the event of a devastating wildfire. Ron Lieber, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025 For workers to come fix the Wi-Fi, we were instructed to leave the key in a lockbox. Seth Kugel, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for lockbox

Word History

First Known Use

1848, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of lockbox was in 1848

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“Lockbox.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lockbox. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.

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