"swear box" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: swear boxes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} swear box (plural swear boxes)
  1. (informal) a money box, used to collect a nominal fine from people who use foul language, especially in a workplace. Tags: informal Hypernyms: box
    Sense id: en-swear_box-en-noun-iL~G1SOC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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      ],
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        "(informal) a money box, used to collect a nominal fine from people who use foul language, especially in a workplace."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "swear box"
}
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        "English multiword terms",
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        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a money box, used to collect a nominal fine from people who use foul language, especially in a workplace."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) a money box, used to collect a nominal fine from people who use foul language, especially in a workplace."
      ],
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