- a flat, shallow container or receptacle made of wood, metal, etc., usually with slightly raised edges, used for carrying, holding, or displaying articles of food, glass, china, etc.
- a removable receptacle of this shape in a cabinet, box, trunk, or the like, sometimes forming a drawer.
- a tray and its contents: to order a breakfast tray from room service.
- a coin worth threepence.
- a thin flat board or plate of metal, plastic, etc, usually with a raised edge, on which things can be carried
- a shallow receptacle for papers, etc, sometimes forming a drawer in a cabinet or box
