banker's box

English

Etymology

A genericized trademark from the Bankers Box brand name (which itself was probably proprialized from the nonproprietary collocation at a time when cardboard file boxes were still novel and not widely known outside of certain occupations such as banking and insurance).

Noun

banker's box (plural banker's boxes)

  2. A file box: a cardboard box designed to hold paper files.
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