lockbox

[ lok-boks ]

noun

1. a strongbox.
2. a rented post office box equipped with a lock.
3. Also called lockout box. Television. a closed box, usually fitted with a lock, containing electronic equipment to unscramble cable television pictures for subscribers only: used especially to prevent children from watching programs with explicit sexual content.

Word History and Origins

Origin of lockbox¹

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75; lock ¹ + box ¹

Example Sentences

The bill moving through the state’s Democratic-controlled Legislature would extend gun storage rules to all residences, a mandate similar to the Biden administration’s proposal, and require owners to secure firearms in a lockbox or safe.

From Los Angeles Times

In addition, gun owners should have lockboxes and education surrounding safe gun ownership.

From Seattle Times

Instead, families get counseled about the danger, while caseworkers provide them with safety plans and lockboxes to keep their pills secure.

From Seattle Times

It also recommended making fentanyl test strips, naloxone and drug lockboxes more available to families.

From Seattle Times

She kept her wages in cash in a lockbox under her bed because she was too young to open her own banking account.

From Los Angeles Times