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Definition of wastepaper basket noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

wastepaper basket

noun
 
/ˌweɪstˈpeɪpə bɑːskɪt/
 
/ˈweɪstpeɪpər bæskɪt/
(British English)
(North American English wastebasket)
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  1. a basket or other container for waste paper, etc.
    • I decided to empty the wastepaper basket.
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