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Meaning of BIN

Pronunciation:  bin

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  a container; usually has a lid
  2. [n]  an identification number consisting of a two-part code assigned to banks and savings associations; the first part shows the location and the second identifies the bank itself
  3. [n]  the quantity contained in a bin
  4. [v]  store in bins
 
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 Synonyms: ABA transit number, bank identification number, binful
 
 See Also: ashbin, ashcan, coalbin, coalhole, container, containerful, dustbin, flour bin, garbage can, hive away, identification number, lay in, litterbasket, litterbin, number, parts bin, put in, recycling bin, salt away, stack away, stash away, store, trash barrel, trash bin, trash can, wastebin

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Bin\, n. [OE. binne, AS. binn manager, crib; perh. akin to
    D. ben, benne, basket, and to L. benna a kind of carriage ( a
    Gallic word), W. benn, men, wain, cart.]
    A box, frame, crib, or inclosed place, used as a receptacle
    for any commodity; as, a corn bin; a wine bin; a coal bin.
    
  2. \Bin\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Binned}; p. pr. & vb. n.
    {Binning}.]
    To put into a bin; as, to bin wine.
    
  3. \Bin\
    An old form of {Be} and {Been}. [Obs.]
    
  4. \Bin-\
    A euphonic form of the prefix {Bi-}.
    
 
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