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Can the word garbage be used in the sense of 'a place where we put garbage (that is waste materials)' ? or is it only used in the sense of 'waste materials' ?

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Forum_mail Can the word garbage be used in the sense of 'a place where we put garbage (that is waste materials)' ? or is it only used in the sense of 'waste materials' ? best wishes, It can only be used to say "waste materials" in this context.

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  • Forum_mail Can the word garbage be used in the sense of 'a place where we put garbage (that is waste materials)' ?
  • or is it only used in the sense of 'waste materials' ?
  • best wishes, It can only be used to say "waste materials" in this context.
  • The place where you put garbage would be a "garbage bin" or a "garbage receptacle".
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Forum_mailCan the word garbage be used in the sense of 'a place where we put garbage (that is waste materials)' ? or is it only used in the sense of 'waste materials' ?

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It can only be used to say "waste materials" in this context. The place where you put garbage would be a "garbage bin" or a "garbage receptacle".
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In spoken American English, it would not be unusual to tell someone to "put something in the garbage". In this case, the meaning would be understood as "garbage can/bin", but words such as can, bin, receptacle, container are often omitted in this sort of context.
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