BIN - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Verb
store in bins
Categories: Store, Hive away, Lay in, Put in, Salt away, Stack away, Stash away
Meaning 2
Part of speech: Noun
the quantity contained in a bin
Categories: Containerful
Synonyms
Binful, Aba transit number, Bank identification number, Bin
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
The word "bin" comes from Arabic بِن. It started in Gaulish benna. Then it appeared in Old English binne. Later, people used it in Middle English binne. Many other languages have similar words:.
- Old Irish: buinne
- Welsh: benn
- Old Breton: benn
🔗 Related Words
binary – A related word in the same word family.
🧩 Fun Fact
A word passing through this many languages survived because it named something universally important.