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MONEY BOX
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Synonyms:
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))