Definition of "ashtray" [ashtray]

• A receptacle for tobacco ashes and cigarette and cigar butts. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Guess I should think about getting a new one, but the 50 pesos I keep in the ashtray is my temporary insurance in the meantime."
• "It is NOT the fault of the ideas but the form they are presented (i.e. steak served in ashtray)."
• "These are not astronomical sums, obviously, but it means that any silver coin in the ashtray is no longer enough to park for even the shortest duration."