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BIN-lyn-uh/ˈbɪn ˌlaɪnə/

A bin liner (id: bin-liner) is a plastic bag that lines a bin to keep it clean (UK). A bin bag may be the same idea; a recycle bag is for recycling. Caretakers: tie the bin liner; food waste still goes in the marked caddy.

Meaning

A plastic bag that lines a bin to keep it clean (UK).

Examples

• “Tie the bin liner for the caretaker; food waste still goes in the marked caddy.”
• “Bin liners in halls are for the kitchen bin; a pillowcase is not a liner.”

Good to know

a bin liner (UK). Close: a bin bag. Contrast: a recycle bag. Caretaker / halls. Countable liners. Mix-up: a liner in other compounds can mean a lining or a ship.

Near in meaning

bin bag

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