out-trayn.

Brit.

/ˈaʊtˌtreɪ/, U.S.

/ˈaʊtˌtreɪ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: out- prefix, tray n.²

Etymology: < out- prefix + tray n.² Compare in-tray n.

In an office, etc.: a tray for outgoing and completed correspondence and other papers. Cf. in-tray n.Sometimes written as two separate words with out regarded adjectivally.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > box > [noun] > tray > for papers or correspondence

in-basket1940

out-basket1940

in-tray1941

out-tray1943

pending tray1955

pending basket1957

in-box1958

1943 W. S. Churchill Let. 2 May in Second World War (1951) IV. 852 Leakage occurs through a habit of having secret papers placed in ‘In’ or ‘Out’ trays on the desks of important officers.

1943 G. Greene Ministry of Fear i. ii. 25 There were two trays on his desk marked In and Out, but the Out tray was empty.

1959 Punch 30 Sept. 249/1 I looked around at the dusty chaos and saw how orderly it all could be..files here, records there, in-trays, out-trays.

2002 Times (Nexis) 9 Aug. (Features) 36 It went into the in-tray of the Prime Minister, Lord Salisbury, and seems never to have made it to the out-tray.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	out-tray
释义	out-trayn. Brit. /ˈaʊtˌtreɪ/, U.S. /ˈaʊtˌtreɪ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: out- prefix, tray n.² Etymology: < out- prefix + tray n.² Compare in-tray n. In an office, etc.: a tray for outgoing and completed correspondence and other papers. Cf. in-tray n.Sometimes written as two separate words with out regarded adjectivally. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > box > [noun] > tray > for papers or correspondence in-basket1940 out-basket1940 in-tray1941 out-tray1943 pending tray1955 pending basket1957 in-box1958 1943 W. S. Churchill Let. 2 May in Second World War (1951) IV. 852 Leakage occurs through a habit of having secret papers placed in ‘In’ or ‘Out’ trays on the desks of important officers. 1943 G. Greene Ministry of Fear i. ii. 25 There were two trays on his desk marked In and Out, but the Out tray was empty. 1959 Punch 30 Sept. 249/1 I looked around at the dusty chaos and saw how orderly it all could be..files here, records there, in-trays, out-trays. 2002 Times (Nexis) 9 Aug. (Features) 36 It went into the in-tray of the Prime Minister, Lord Salisbury, and seems never to have made it to the out-tray. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1943
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