bin
/ˈbɪn/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.22 in modern English
5
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A digital file folder for organising media in a non-linear editing program.
verb
To dispose of (something) by putting it into a bin, or as if putting it into a bin.
British usage; Informal
Example Sentences
- "a corn bin"
- "a wine bin"
- "a coal bin"
- "a rubbish bin"
- "a wastepaper bin"
- "an ashes bin"
Etymology
From Middle English bynne, from Old English binn (“crib, manger”), from Late Latin benna or a Celtic language, possibly Proto-Brythonic *benn (“cart, carriage”) (whence Middle Welsh benn, Old Breton benn (“caisson”), modern Welsh ben), from Proto-Celtic *bend(n)ā (whence Gaulish benna). Compare German Benne (“wheelbarrow”) and Middle Dutch benne (“basket”), whence modern Dutch ben and as a borrowing, West Frisian bin (both "wicker basket").