Meaning & use
bin liner
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UK/ˈbɪn ˌlaɪnə/
US/ˈbɪn ˌlaɪnər/
Meaning
nouncountable
a plastic bag used to line a rubbish bin so that the rubbish can be thrown away easily.
Grammar: Countable: a bin liner, two bin liners.
Patterns
- put a bin liner in something
- a roll of bin liners
Can you put a new bin liner in the kitchen bin?
I bought a roll of bin liners at the supermarket.
The bin liner split and rubbish fell on the floor.
Word forms
| plural | bin liners |
|---|
Common combinations
- put in a bin liner
- Please put the old newspapers in a bin liner.
- a roll of bin liners
- We need a roll of bin liners for the office.
- bin liner bag
- She tied the bin liner bag tightly before taking it out.
Synonyms and how they differ
- trash bag
- The usual American English term for the same thing.
- garbage bag
- Also American; slightly more common in everyday speech than 'trash bag' in some regions.
Word family
- bin noun
- A container for rubbish.
Commonly confused: bin liner or bin bag?
bin liner vs bin bag
In British English, 'bin bag' and 'bin liner' mean the same thing, but 'bin liner' is the more common term.
Practice
What do you usually do with a bin liner?
Choose one answer.
A bin liner is a bag that lines a bin, so you put it inside the bin. The other options describe unrelated uses.
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