lockbox

noun

lock·​box ˈläk-ˌbäks How to pronounce lockbox (audio)
Synonyms of lockboxnext
: a box (such as a post-office box) that locks

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The National Association of Realtors said data from Sentrilock, which provides the lockboxes real estate agents use on for-sale properties, recorded home showings in April were up 8% year over year. Diana Olick, CNBC, 13 May 2026 Equally senseless is an Amtrak proposal that would allow people to store guns in lockboxes on most of its trains. Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 2 May 2026 Amtrak is considering allowing people to store guns in lockboxes on most of its trains, which critics say would weaken security measures that instead should be strengthened in light of the shooting at last weekend's White House Correspondents' Association dinner. CBS News, 1 May 2026 The watch comes with a lockbox containing extensive documentation, including letters between Jack Heuer (then-Heuer CEO) and Nunley, and over 200 archival photographs from the set. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 15 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for lockbox

Word History

First Known Use

1848, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of lockbox was in 1848

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“Lockbox.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lockbox. Accessed 21 May. 2026.

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