out-tray

Thân thiện

The secretary places the signed letters in the out-tray.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A container on a desk for holding documents, letters, or other items that are ready to be sent out or passed on to someone else. It is the counterpart to an "in-tray," which holds incoming items.

Usage

• The out-tray is used in office or work environments to organize physical paperwork that has been processed and is awaiting dispatch, collection, or further action by another person.
• It signifies that work on an item is complete from the perspective of the desk's owner.

Examples

• Noun:
  • Please file the signed contract and place a copy in my out-tray for courier pickup.
  • Her out-tray was overflowing with reports, indicating a very productive week.
  • I left the memo in your out-tray yesterday afternoon; have you seen it?

Advanced Usage

• "To clear one's out-tray": To process and dispatch all items that are ready to be sent, often used metaphorically to mean completing all pending outgoing tasks.
  • Before the holiday, I need to clear my out-tray of all these invoices.

Variants and Related Words

• Outbox (n): A digital equivalent in email software, holding messages that are queued to be sent. (Note: While functionally similar, "outbox" is specifically digital, whereas an "out-tray" is physical.)
• In-tray (n): The direct counterpart; a receptacle for holding incoming documents that need to be processed.
• Pending tray (n): A more general term for a tray holding items awaiting action, which could include both incoming and outgoing material.

Synonyms

• Outgoing tray
• Dispatch tray
• Send tray

Antonyms

• In-tray
• Inbox (for digital correspondence)

Học thuật

Noun

1. a wood or metal receptacle placed on your desk to hold your outgoing material

Từ đồng nghĩa

• out-basket