a container; usually has a lid
"Please close the bin lid tightly after you throw away your trash so it doesn't smell up the kitchen."
an identification number consisting of a two-part code assigned to banks and savings associations; the first part shows the location and the second identifies the bank itself
"The teller checked the account holder's routing bin to confirm that the transfer would be processed through our regional branch."
A box, frame, crib, or enclosed place, used as a storage container.
"The new programming language features a bin that allows developers to quickly toggle between true and false values without typing out full boolean expressions."
son of; equivalent to Hebrew ืืโ (ben).
Clipping of binary.
In plain English: A bin is a container used for holding trash or recycling.
"Please throw the old newspaper in the blue bin."
Usage: In everyday usage, a bin is a container for holding or sorting waste, food, or other items, such as a trash can or recycling box. Do not use this word to refer to the computer term "binary," which is a different concept entirely.
store in bins
"The recycling center asked everyone to sort their paper and plastic into separate bins before dropping them off."
To dispose of (something) by putting it into a bin, or as if putting it into a bin.
"I've never bin to Paris, but I hope to go someday."
Alternative form of been
In plain English: To bin something means to throw it away in the trash.
"I bin working on this project all day."
Usage: Do not use "bin" as a verb to mean "been," as this is an incorrect spelling and usage error. Instead, reserve "bin" strictly for its primary meaning of discarding items into a container or sorting them for disposal.
Contraction of being.
"The poet's philosophy suggests that we should strive to reduce our physical presence until we are little more than a bin of being, existing only as pure consciousness."
The word "bin" comes from the Old English binn, which originally meant a crib or manger for animals. It likely traveled into English via Late Latin or Celtic roots that referred to carts or carriages before evolving to describe storage containers.