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Meaning of inbox in English

(Definition of inbox from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
(Definition of inbox from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of inbox

inbox
A separate program had to be used to compose outgoing messages, before inbox-outbox functionalities were eventually integrated.
Inbox feels a lot like the future of email, a tool for showing you everything you need to get done and helping you accomplish it all.
A message sitting in the inbox demands immediate attention and cannot be postponed, as was possible in the old days of postal correspondence.
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Translations of inbox

in Chinese (Traditional)
(電子郵件的)收件箱, (辦公室內放來文來函用的)收文籃…
in Chinese (Simplified)
(电子邮件的)收件箱, (办公室内放来文来函用的)收文篮…
in Spanish
buzón de entrada, bandeja de entradas, entradas…
in Portuguese
caixa de entrada de mensagens, entrada de correspondência, caixa de entrada [feminine]…
in more languages
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in Turkish
in Catalan
in Dutch
in Arabic
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in Vietnamese
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in Italian
(受信メールを入れる)インボックス, 受信メールボックス, (米国で)未決書類入れ(処理の必要な書類を入れる入れ物)…
boîte [feminine] de réception, boîte de réception, classeur (pour le courrier entrant)…
gelen kutusu, yapılacak işleri içeren belgelerin toplandığı kutu…
bústia d’entrada, safata d’entrades…
postvak in, postvak voor inkomende post…
البَريد الوارِد, صِينِيّة الوارِد…
došlá pošta (poč.), přihrádka na došlou poštu…
indbakke…
inbox, kotak masuk, kotak penyimpanan…
กล่องจดหมายเข้า, กล่องเอกสารบนโต๊ะทำงาน…
hòm thư, khay tài liệu…
skrzynka odbiorcza, dziupla, skrzynka na dokumenty…
inkorg…
peti masuk…
der Posteingang, die Ablage für zu erledigende Dokumente…
innboks [masculine], innboks…
받은 편지함, 미결 서류함…
папка вхідних повідомлень, ящик вхідних повідомлень…
casella di posta elettronica, cassetta delle pratiche/della corrispondenza da evadere, posta in arrivo…
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medal

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/ˈmed.əl/
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/ˈmed.əl/

a small metal disc, with words or a picture on it, given as a reward for a brave action, for winning a competition, or to remember a special event

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