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lockbox

[lok-boks]

noun

  1. a strongbox.

  2. a rented post office box equipped with a lock.

  3. Also called lockout box.Television.a closed box, usually fitted with a lock, containing electronic equipment to unscramble cable television pictures for subscribers only: used especially to prevent children from watching programs with explicit sexual content.



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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of lockbox1

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75; lock 1 + box 1
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Calvert kept the letters from her brother — which she still pulled out to read, just to feel close to him — in a lockbox in her closet.

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If you stick with having your packages delivered and you won’t be home to receive them, there are an assortment of lockboxes and secure, oversized mail slots available, although they can be costly.

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The bill moving through the state’s Democratic-controlled Legislature would extend gun storage rules to all residences, a mandate similar to the Biden administration’s proposal, and require owners to secure firearms in a lockbox or safe.

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In addition, gun owners should have lockboxes and education surrounding safe gun ownership.

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Instead, families get counseled about the danger, while caseworkers provide them with safety plans and lockboxes to keep their pills secure.

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