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Wastebasket vs Dumpster - What's the difference?

wastebasket | dumpster |

As nouns the difference between wastebasket and dumpster

is that wastebasket is a receptacle for items that are to be discarded; a rubbish bin; a garbage can. Usually small and used indoors while dumpster is a large, usually metal trash receptacle designed to be hoisted up by a garbage truck in order to be emptied.

wastebasket

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A receptacle for items that are to be discarded; a rubbish bin; a garbage can. Usually small and used indoors.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    See also

    *wastepaper basket

    dumpster

    English

    (wikipedia dumpster)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (US) A large, usually metal trash receptacle designed to be hoisted up by a garbage truck in order to be emptied.

    • Synonyms

    *skip (UK, Australia (not a perfect synonym, but similar))