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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This means that the cryptographic lockboxes protecting personal information, financial records and intellectual property are on the verge of being broken wide open. Anand Oswal, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025 There’s even a lockbox outside for returns. Mickey Rapkin, HollywoodReporter, 24 Aug. 2025 The lockbox is fireproof and waterproof and Underwriters Laboratory (UL) classified. Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025 Three days before his arrest, the fire department said an inspection of fire station medications at Station 4 on Leigh Avenue revealed a vial of morphine in a lockbox was tampered with. Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 19 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for lockbox

Word History

First Known Use

1848, in the meaning defined above

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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 9 Sep. 2025.

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