lockbox

noun

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

Examples of lockbox in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The White House proposal gives gun owners the option of using a trigger lock — a lock that fits over a gun’s trigger mechanism that prevents the gun from being fired — instead of a lockbox or safe. Samantha Young, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2024 Someone pried the front door to a business and stole a metal lockbox from under the cash register. Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2024 The incident happened the day after the firearms storage law went into effect, requiring gun owners to store firearms unloaded and secured with a locking device or stored in a lockbox if a minor lives at or is likely to visit their property. Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 22 Feb. 2024 Police also found a lockbox under the driver’s seat with a gun that investigators linked to the Heeringa and Bletsch cases, and ammunition that was also used in the crimes. Andrew Paparella, ABC News, 2 Feb. 2024 In fact, my father kept paper stock certificates in a gray metal lockbox stowed away in my closet to save on the custody charges brokers levied at the time. James Martielli, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2024 Now, some homeowners are turning to a new spin on an old classic: adding Wi-Fi smarts to a beefy lockbox. Sal Vaglica, WSJ, 2 Nov. 2023 Encryption serves as the digital guardian, placing our data in a lockbox of algorithms that only those with the proper key can unlock. IEEE Spectrum, 1 Nov. 2023 Amir Portable Safe Box This durable, waterproof lockbox is loved by Amazon shoppers and TikTok travelers alike. Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2023

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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 24 Apr. 2024.

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