cashbox

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a locked or sturdy box used for holding cash, coins, or other valuables

   The clerk counted the receipts and locked them in the cashbox.

2. 2
   noun

   a booth where fares, tolls, or admission charges are collected

   Drivers paid the bridge toll at a cashbox beside the gate.

A compound of cash + box, recorded for a container in which money is kept. The less common booth sense developed from the same idea: a small enclosed place where cash is received.

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