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MONEY BOX

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A strongbox for holding cash

Synonyms:

cashbox; money box; till

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("money box" is a kind of...):

deedbox; strongbox (a strongly made box for holding money or valuables; can be locked)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "money box"):

cash register; register (a cashbox with an adding machine to register transactions; used in shops to add up the bill)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A container (usually with a slot in the top) for keeping money at home

Example:

the coin bank was empty

Synonyms:

bank; coin bank; money box; savings bank

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("money box" is a kind of...):

container (any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "money box"):

penny bank; piggy bank (a child's coin bank (often shaped like a pig))

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