bin
bin Lexical Profile
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• noun
British A container for rubbish or waste.
"Please put your empty crisp packets in the bin."
A receptacle for storing a specified substance or items.
"We keep the flour in a large plastic bin at the back of the pantry."
A discrete interval or category into which data is grouped in statistical analysis.
"The histogram displays the frequency of test scores across ten distinct bins."
• verb
British To throw something away or discard it.
"He decided to bin the old documents rather than shred them."
To group quantitative data into distinct, non-overlapping intervals (in statistics or data science).
"The software will automatically bin the continuous data into ten distinct categories for the analysis."
To place or store something in a receptacle.
"The harvested grain was quickly binned to protect it from the impending rain."
Word Nuance & Usage
In British and Commonwealth English, 'bin' is commonly used as a verb meaning to throw something away; this usage is generally understood but less typical in American English, which prefers 'trash' or 'throw away'.
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Word Origin & Etymology
From Old English 'binn' (manger, basket), of Celtic origin; related to Gaulish 'benna' (a type of carriage) and Welsh 'ben' (cart).
Usage Trend
Historical frequency of usage in published text.