in-trayn.

Brit.

/ˈɪntreɪ/, U.S.

/ˈɪnˌtreɪ/

Etymology: Compare in- prefix¹ 1a(a).

In an office, etc.: a tray for incoming correspondence and other papers; = in-basket n. Cf. out-tray n.Sometimes written as two separate words with in regarded adjectivally.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > box > [noun] > tray > for papers or correspondence

in-basket1940

out-basket1940

in-tray1941

out-tray1943

pending tray1955

pending basket1957

in-box1958

1941 Punch 25 June 602/2 I found the first one lying quietly in my IN tray (or IN wire-basket).

1943 W. S. Churchill Let. 2 May in Second World War (1951) IV. 852 Leakage occurs through a habit of having secret papers placed in ‘In’ or ‘Out’ trays on the desks of important officers.

1958 New Statesman 25 Jan. 112/3 I hope some copies reach the In-trays of the Indian officials who refused to support him at Oxford.

1968 P. McKellar Exper. & Behaviour vi. 163 In an office, some item waiting to be dealt with in the older man's in-tray may seem to him to wait only a short time.

1970 New Scientist 30 Apr. 239/1 The issue of industrial noise is finding its way to the political in-trays.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	in-tray
释义	in-trayn. Brit. /ˈɪntreɪ/, U.S. /ˈɪnˌtreɪ/ Etymology: Compare in- prefix¹ 1a(a). In an office, etc.: a tray for incoming correspondence and other papers; = in-basket n. Cf. out-tray n.Sometimes written as two separate words with in regarded adjectivally. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > box > [noun] > tray > for papers or correspondence in-basket1940 out-basket1940 in-tray1941 out-tray1943 pending tray1955 pending basket1957 in-box1958 1941 Punch 25 June 602/2 I found the first one lying quietly in my IN tray (or IN wire-basket). 1943 W. S. Churchill Let. 2 May in Second World War (1951) IV. 852 Leakage occurs through a habit of having secret papers placed in ‘In’ or ‘Out’ trays on the desks of important officers. 1958 New Statesman 25 Jan. 112/3 I hope some copies reach the In-trays of the Indian officials who refused to support him at Oxford. 1968 P. McKellar Exper. & Behaviour vi. 163 In an office, some item waiting to be dealt with in the older man's in-tray may seem to him to wait only a short time. 1970 New Scientist 30 Apr. 239/1 The issue of industrial noise is finding its way to the political in-trays. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1941
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