lockbox

noun

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

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The manager of a rental car company who reported the vehicle stolen believed the lockbox containing the keys had been pried open, and said two other vehicles were stolen from the same garage. Wcco Staff, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025 Hallorann, now plagued by aggrieved spirits after opening his mental lockbox, sees a headless ghost slouching towards him through the flames. Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Dec. 2025 Seeing his distress, his grandmother taught him how to keep unwanted spirits in a mental lockbox, and now that Pennywise has opened it, he’s once again surrounded by ghosts. Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025 In episode 5, Dick Hallorann (Chris Chalk) delves into his traumatic past, when his grandfather Andy (Andrew Moodie) breaks open his lockbox of negative psychic memories. Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 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 27 Dec. 2025.

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