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Definitions for: Bin
[n] a container; usually has a lid
[n] an identification number consisting of a two-part code assigned to banks and savings associations; the first part shows the location and the second identifies the bank itself
[n] the quantity contained in a bin
[v] store in bins
Webster (1913) Definition: Bin, n. [OE. binne, AS. binn manager, crib; perh. akin to
D. ben, benne, basket, and to L. benna a kind of carriage ( a
Gallic word), W. benn, men, wain, cart.]
A box, frame, crib, or inclosed place, used as a receptacle
for any commodity; as, a corn bin; a wine bin; a coal bin.
Bin, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Binned; p. pr. & vb. n.
Binning.]
To put into a bin; as, to bin wine.
Bin
An old form of Be and Been. [Obs.]
Bin-
A euphonic form of the prefix Bi-.
Synonyms: ABA transit number, bank identification number, binful
See Also: ashbin, ashcan, coalbin, coalhole, container, containerful, dustbin, flour bin, garbage can, hive away, identification number, lay in, litterbasket, litterbin, number, parts bin, put in, recycling bin, salt away, stack away, stash away, store, trash barrel, trash bin, trash can, wastebin
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