lockbox

noun

lock·​box ˈläk-ˌbäks 

: a box (such as a post-office box) that locks

Examples of lockbox in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Electrical equipment and crucial wiring was also found in disrepair, while a lockbox meant to hold keys for emergency first responders to easily access the facility was left empty. — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 10 Sep. 2026

Officers who handle inmates typically place their firearms in a lockbox, but would carry items such as pepper spray, a conductive energy weapon such as a Taser, a baton and handcuffs. — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 4 Sep. 2026

Postcard Cabins makes the extra effort to encourage you to unplug, providing a wooden lockbox to tuck your phone away. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2026

The megatext should feel like an undiscovered continent, not a lockbox with an unknown code. — Carline Tromp, The Dial, 18 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1848, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for lockbox

• botox
• checkbox
• comox
• cornstalks
• cowpox
• crosswalks
• deadlocks
• detox
• feedstocks
• gearbox
• hemlocks
• icebox