out-basketn.

Brit.

/ˈaʊtˌbɑːskᵻt/,

/ˈaʊtˌbaskᵻt/, U.S.

/ˈaʊtˌbæskət/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: out- prefix, basket n.

Etymology: < out- prefix + basket n. Compare in-basket n. Compare also slightly later out-tray n.

In an office, etc.: a basket or tray for outgoing correspondence or other documents. Cf. out-tray n.

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

1940 Amer. Speech 15 247 His incoming mail is put in an in-basket and his outgoing mail in an out-basket.

1952 Chambers's Jrnl. Aug. 493/2 The phones stood primly, the in and out baskets were in their places, and he was in charge of it all.

1968 Mrs. L. B. Johnson Diary 20 Aug. in White House Diary (1970) 704 It looks as if the Russians have emptied their out-basket to us. They have answered all of the President's correspondence.

1983 ACM Trans. Office Information Syst. Jan. 4 The screen displays..stylized pictures of documents, file drawers and folders, in and out-baskets, and so forth.

1993 N.Y. Times 9 Nov. c13/1 If it is a business letter, and you dictate it, a secretary types it and puts [it] in an out-basket, from which an office flunky takes it to the mail room.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	out-basket
释义	out-basketn. Brit. /ˈaʊtˌbɑːskᵻt/, /ˈaʊtˌbaskᵻt/, U.S. /ˈaʊtˌbæskət/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: out- prefix, basket n. Etymology: < out- prefix + basket n. Compare in-basket n. Compare also slightly later out-tray n. In an office, etc.: a basket or tray for outgoing correspondence or other documents. Cf. out-tray n. 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 1940 Amer. Speech 15 247 His incoming mail is put in an in-basket and his outgoing mail in an out-basket. 1952 Chambers's Jrnl. Aug. 493/2 The phones stood primly, the in and out baskets were in their places, and he was in charge of it all. 1968 Mrs. L. B. Johnson Diary 20 Aug. in White House Diary (1970) 704 It looks as if the Russians have emptied their out-basket to us. They have answered all of the President's correspondence. 1983 ACM Trans. Office Information Syst. Jan. 4 The screen displays..stylized pictures of documents, file drawers and folders, in and out-baskets, and so forth. 1993 N.Y. Times 9 Nov. c13/1 If it is a business letter, and you dictate it, a secretary types it and puts [it] in an out-basket, from which an office flunky takes it to the mail room. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1940
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