in-basket n 1: a wood or metal receptacle placed on your desk to hold your incoming material [syn: {in-basket}, {in-tray}] [ant: {out- basket}, {out-tray}]
in-basket \in-basket\ n. a wood or metal receptacle placed on a desk to hold incoming material requiring attention, especially documents. Syn: in-tray, in-box. [WordNet 1.5]