Definition of "in-tray" [in-tray]

• A desktop organizer; in-box, in-basket. (noun)
• The amount of new work yet to be done. (noun)

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• "One day in 1977, a 624-page document landed in Toulinet's in-tray for study."
• "My Sergeant is off work for a few weeks and I have been looking after his in-tray."
• "And one more item for his in-tray, this time a bit closer to home."