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LIT-uh-bin/ˈlɪtə bɪn/

A litter bin (id: litter-bin) is a container in a public place for rubbish (UK). A recycle bin is for materials that can be recycled; a skip is a large builder’s container. Site: put wrappers in the litter bin; the recycle bin is for clean paper and bottles.

Meaning

A container in a public place for rubbish (UK).

Examples

• “Put wrappers in the litter bin; the recycle bin is for clean paper and bottles.”
• “A full litter bin still needs a caretaker report; stuffing crisp packets in a hedge is a detention.”

Good to know

a litter bin (UK). Contrast: a recycle bin / a skip. School site. Countable bins. Mix-up: litter is the rubbish; a bin is the container. Extra: a litter of puppies is a different sense.

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