honor box

Unattended payment receptacle

An honor box is an unattended collection container where people pay for goods or services on the trust system—leaving money without a clerk to enforce payment.

Common at farm stands, campgrounds, and newspaper racks: The roadside stand had tomatoes and an honor box for payment.

Also called an honesty box.

self-service

unmanned

Having no human aboard

produce stand · market stall · vending · kiosk · dispenser · convenience · grab-and-go · help yourself · pick your own · self-checkout

trust

honesty

Truthfulness, sincerity

self-regulation · accountability · truthfulness · reliability · dependability · trustworthiness · sincerity · fairness · transparency · uprightness

payment

coin slot

Payment insertion point

  • cashReady spending funds
  • donationVoluntary charitable gift
  • feePayment for service

money · change · price · currency · coins · bills · payment · cashbox · tin · jar

community

neighborhood

Residential area nearby

charity · fundraiser · volunteer · civic · collective · contribution · nonprofit · assistance · support · solidarity

Categories
Opposites
payment monitoring/oversight

honor boxcheckout clerk

Store payment processor

toll booth · vending machine · automated checkout · self-checkout kiosk

payment oversight

honor boxcheckout clerk

Store payment processor

teller window · bank teller

security mechanism

honor boxcash register

Retail transaction machine

Family

honor, box, honors, honored, honoring, honorable, honorary, dishonor, dishonorable

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Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G