BIN


Meaning of BIN in English

Brit.

■ noun

1》 a receptacle in which to deposit rubbish.

↘a capacious receptacle for storing a specified substance.

↘a partitioned stand for storing bottles of wine.

2》 Statistics each of a series of ranges of numerical value into which data are sorted in statistical analysis.

■ verb ( ~s , ~ning , ~ned )

1》 throw (something) away by putting it in a ~.

↘store (wine) in a ~.

2》 Statistics group together (data) in ~s.

Origin

OE ~(n ), ~ne , of Celtic origin.

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