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Meaning of honesty box | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

An unattended box for cash payments (for e.g. car parking or home-grown produce), relying on the honor system.

Examples

“He was inspired by his grandfather who, in the late 1970s, used to leave a wheelbarrow at the gates of the family farm filled with turnips and cabbages, and an honesty box for people to pay.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

honesty jar honewort honey honey ant honey badger honey barge