lockbox

[ lok-boks ]
/ ˈlɒkˌbɒks /

noun

a strongbox.
a rented post-office box equipped with a lock.
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.

Origin of lockbox

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75; lock1 + box1

Words nearby lockbox

lock washer, lock, stock, and barrel, lock-in, lockable, lockage, lockbox, lockdown, locke, locke, john, lockean, locked bowels