box lunch

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [boks luhnch]
- /bɒks lʌntʃ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [boks luhnch]
- /bɒks lʌntʃ/

Definitions of box lunch words

countable noun box lunch A box lunch is food, for example sandwiches, which you take to work, to school, or on a trip and eat as your lunch. 3
noun box lunch an individual boxed lunch of sandwiches, fruit, etc., esp. as prepared by a caterer 3
noun box lunch a lunch or light meal packed in a cardboard box or similar container: Each student was given a box lunch to eat on the bus. 1

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Origin of box lunch

First appearance:

before 1945

One of the 6% newest English words

First recorded in 1945-50

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Parts of speech for Box lunch

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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box lunch popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 51% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

box lunch

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Definitions of box lunch words

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Origin of box lunch

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Parts of speech for Box lunch

box lunch popularity

box lunch usage trend in Literature

Synonyms for box lunch

noun box lunch

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