payboxn.

Brit.

/ˈpeɪbɒks/, U.S.

/ˈpeɪˌbɑks/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pay n., box n.²

Etymology: < pay n. + box n.²

1. A counter or office at which a customer pays for a service, entry, etc.; esp. the box office of a theatre.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > a theatre > other parts of theatre > [noun] > box office

box office1741

paybox1814

booking office1945

1814 Theatr. Inquisitor June 374 The barrier in front of the pay-box was broken down at once, and the crowd rushed on to the pit.

1889 J. K. Jerome Three Men in Boat xix. 313 We attracted a good deal of attention at the Alhambra. On our presenting ourselves at the pay-box we..were informed that we were half-an-hour behind our time.

1935 G. Blake Shipbuilders vii. 211 He..saw the Sing-Sing boys stride past the pay-box without taking tickets.

1952 V. Gollancz My Dear Timothy 20 The practice was to..let people up the long staircase to a point a little short of the pay-box, some varying time before the pay-box itself was unbarred.

1996 Guardian (Nexis) 14 Dec. 12 Dazed, laughing, sick, the teenagers file out. Already the man inside the paybox has begun his siren call once more, taking money for the next ride.

2. A public telephone box.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > telecommunication > telegraphy or telephony > telephony > telephone equipment > [noun] > telephone booth

call box1877

telephone box1878

call office1882

call room1882

pay station1888

telephone booth1888

public telephone1889

phone box1890

telephone kiosk1890

phone booth1904

coin-box1906

box1922

kiosk1928

booth1930

phone kiosk1955

paybox1975

1966 Jrnl. Contemp. Hist. 1 71 In his home a telephone was on the pay-box system.]

1975 N. Luard Travelling Horseman iii. 71 The butler who'd..contact[ed] them from a street pay~box.

1991 Independent (Nexis) 2 July 3 He left his house to make a telephone call from a paybox and ended up bleeding in Hornsey police station.

2003 Daily Mail (Nexis) 20 Feb. 7 This [charge] is rising to £1.50 a minute later this year when paybox callers ringing 192 for directory enquiries will also have to dial new numbers.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	paybox
释义	payboxn. Brit. /ˈpeɪbɒks/, U.S. /ˈpeɪˌbɑks/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pay n., box n.² Etymology: < pay n. + box n.² 1. A counter or office at which a customer pays for a service, entry, etc.; esp. the box office of a theatre. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > a theatre > other parts of theatre > [noun] > box office box office1741 paybox1814 booking office1945 1814 Theatr. Inquisitor June 374 The barrier in front of the pay-box was broken down at once, and the crowd rushed on to the pit. 1889 J. K. Jerome Three Men in Boat xix. 313 We attracted a good deal of attention at the Alhambra. On our presenting ourselves at the pay-box we..were informed that we were half-an-hour behind our time. 1935 G. Blake Shipbuilders vii. 211 He..saw the Sing-Sing boys stride past the pay-box without taking tickets. 1952 V. Gollancz My Dear Timothy 20 The practice was to..let people up the long staircase to a point a little short of the pay-box, some varying time before the pay-box itself was unbarred. 1996 Guardian (Nexis) 14 Dec. 12 Dazed, laughing, sick, the teenagers file out. Already the man inside the paybox has begun his siren call once more, taking money for the next ride. 2. A public telephone box. ΘΚΠ society > communication > telecommunication > telegraphy or telephony > telephony > telephone equipment > [noun] > telephone booth call box1877 telephone box1878 call office1882 call room1882 pay station1888 telephone booth1888 public telephone1889 phone box1890 telephone kiosk1890 phone booth1904 coin-box1906 box1922 kiosk1928 booth1930 phone kiosk1955 paybox1975 1966 Jrnl. Contemp. Hist. 1 71 In his home a telephone was on the pay-box system.] 1975 N. Luard Travelling Horseman iii. 71 The butler who'd..contact[ed] them from a street pay~box. 1991 Independent (Nexis) 2 July 3 He left his house to make a telephone call from a paybox and ended up bleeding in Hornsey police station. 2003 Daily Mail (Nexis) 20 Feb. 7 This [charge] is rising to £1.50 a minute later this year when paybox callers ringing 192 for directory enquiries will also have to dial new numbers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1814
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