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bin

1

[ bin ]

noun

  1. a box or enclosed place for storing grain, coal, or the like.


verb (used with object)

binned, binning.
  1. to store in a bin.

bin-

2
  1. a combining form meaning “two,” “two at a time,” used in the formation of compound words:

    binary; binocular.

bin

1

/ ɪ /

noun

  1. a large container or enclosed space for storing something in bulk, such as coal, grain, or wool
  2. Also calledbread bin a small container for bread
  3. Also calleddustbinrubbish bin a container for litter, rubbish, etc
    1. a storage place for bottled wine
    2. one particular bottling of wine
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to store in a bin
  2. tr to put in a wastepaper bin
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

bin-

2

prefix

  1. a variant, esp before a vowel, of bi- 1

    binocular

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ܲ·ԲԱ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of bin1

before 950; Middle English binne, Old English binn ( e ) crib, perhaps < Celtic; compare Welsh benn cart

Origin of bin2

Combining form of Latin īī two each, by twos
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of bin1

Old English binne basket, probably of Celtic origin; related to bindan to bind
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Mobile bin collection points in Birmingham have seen mile-long queues as residents try to get rid of their uncollected rubbish.

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The city council has not commented on the claim, but said residents "should not be dumping waste on the street", and should be taking their bin bags to mobile waste centres or recycling depots.

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The government is sitting on its hands over the Birmingham bin strike as negotiations in the dispute descend into farce, a union boss says.

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Fruit flies, or Drosophila melanogaster, are often found around our food waste bins as they feed on rotting fruit which gradually produces alcohol.

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Ian Griffiths, from Flintshire, on council tax: Other than having my bin emptied once a fortnight, I don't actually have anything for the money I pay.

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