receptacle
noun [C] /rɪˈsep.tə.kl̩/ formalDefinition
› a container used for storing or putting objects in: Householders are given four separate receptacles for their rubbish.General and miscellaneous containers
(Definition of receptacle noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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