"lockbox" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: lockboxes [plural]
Etymology: From lock + box. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|lock|box}} lock + box Head templates: {{en-noun}} lockbox (plural lockboxes)
  1. A box with a built-in lock; a safe. Categories (topical): Containers Translations (box with built-in lock): turvalokero (Finnish), tallelokero (Finnish)

Inflected forms

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