outgoingtray

noun
UK /ˈaʊtɡəʊɪŋ treɪ/
US /ˈaʊtɡoʊɪŋ treɪ/

A flat thing that holds letters or papers ready to be sent away.

She put the finished letter in the outgoing tray.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A tray in an office where items wait to be taken to another place.

The clerk stacked the forms in the outgoing tray for pickup.

3. A computer folder for messages that are waiting to be sent.

The email sat in the outgoing tray until the internet came back.

4. A tray used to carry food or dishes out of a kitchen.

The waiter left the dirty plates on the outgoing tray.