"honesty box" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: honesty boxes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} honesty box (plural honesty boxes)
  1. An unattended box for cash payments (for e.g. car parking or home-grown produce), relying on the honor system. Synonyms: honor box Related terms: honesty jar
    Sense id: en-honesty_box-en-noun-ZGxgF-uu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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