tray

1
[ trey ]
/ treɪ /

noun

a flat, shallow container or receptacle made of wood, metal, etc., usually with slightly raised edges, used for carrying, holding, or displaying articles of food, glass, china, etc.
a removable receptacle of this shape in a cabinet, box, trunk, or the like, sometimes forming a drawer.
a tray and its contents: to order a breakfast tray from room service.

Origin of tray

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before 1050; Middle English; Old English trēg, trīg; cognate with Old Swedish trö corn measure; akin to tree

Definition for tray (2 of 2)

tray 2
[ trey ]
/ treɪ /

noun Australian Slang.

a coin worth threepence.
Also called tray bit.

Origin of tray

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1895–1900; compare earlier argot trey, tray three, a set of three, probably ultimately < Italian tre (< Latin trēs three); cf. trey

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British Dictionary definitions for tray

tray
/ (treɪ) /

noun

a thin flat board or plate of metal, plastic, etc, usually with a raised edge, on which things can be carried
a shallow receptacle for papers, etc, sometimes forming a drawer in a cabinet or box

Word Origin for tray

Old English trieg; related to Old Swedish trö corn measure, Old Norse treyja carrier, Greek driti tub, German Trog trough