In-basket (Noun)
Meaning
A wood or metal receptacle placed on your desk to hold your incoming material.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The in-basket on my desk was overflowing with papers that needed to be sorted and filed.
- She emptied her in-basket and began to organize the documents into separate piles.
- The metal in-basket on his desk was a convenient place to store his incoming mail and memos.
- The in-basket was a cluttered mess of papers, notes, and reminders that needed to be addressed.
- The administrative assistant checked the in-basket on the manager's desk to see if there were any new documents that required attention.