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bin

noun [C] (WASTE)
 
 
/bɪn/

Definition

B1 UK a container for waste: a litter bin a rubbish bin The supermarket has installed recycling bins for old newspapers, bottles, and cans. Do you want this or shall I throw it in the bin?Containers for waste B1 UK a dustbinContainers for waste
(Definition of bin noun (WASTE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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