Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

out of the box

/æɔt əv ðə bɒks/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.02 in modern English

Syllables: out- of the box
IPA: /æɔt əv ðə bɒks/

26

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Of a product, immediately, without intervention from the customer.

prep_phrase

Outside the box; unconventionally: outside the limits of conventional thinking.

prep_phrase

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: See out of, the, box.

Example Sentences

"This software has to work out of the box, without any fancy installation."
"As well as trade union opposition when the new Class 195s arrived, they could not work 'out of the box' due to gauge clearance issues."
"He started out with the rather obvious alternative of talking to Junior; Hesh’s scheme was more imaginative; and Tony’s idea of torching the restaurant really is out of the box."
"Mom and dad didn’t have a ready answer to Mort’s out of the box idea, but Mickey did."
"She: You’re not trying to think out of the box!"
"She said the agency was happy to review “out-of-the-box pitches,” particularly those that celebrate “what it means to be an American.”"

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /æɔt əv ðə bɒks/
British English: /aʊt əv ðə bɒks/

Inflected Forms

out-of-the-box (alternative)

Phrases

out-of-box experience knock out of the box

Frequently Paired Words

knock out of the box

Synonyms

off the shelf laterally outside the box outside of the box OOTB

Rhymes With

box fox blocks rocks stocks socks swift fox cox sox knocks docks docs

Questions

How do you pronounce out of the box?: The recorded pronunciation is /æɔt əv ðə bɒks/.
What does out of the box mean?: Of a product, immediately, without intervention from the customer.

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