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bin

Syllabification: (bin)
Pronunciation: /bin/
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Definition of bin

noun

[with modifier]
  • a receptacle for storing a specified substance:a vegetable bin
  • a receptacle in which to deposit trash or recyclables:we tossed the soda cans in the bin marked “aluminum only.”
  • Statistics each of a series of ranges of numerical value into which data are sorted in statistical analysis.
  • short for loony bin.back in the bin, she suffers from dreadful nightmares

verb (bins, binning, binned)

[with object]
  • place (something) in a bin.
  • Statistics group together (data) in bins.

Origin:

Old English bin(n), binne, of Celtic origin; related to Welsh ben 'cart'. The original meaning was 'receptacle' in a general sense; also specifically 'a receptacle for provender in a stable' and 'a receptacle for storing grain, bread, or other foodstuffs'. The sense 'receptacle for trash' dates from the mid 19th century

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