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post office box

post office box noun: a uniquely addressable lockable box located on the premises of a post office that may be hired as collection point for mail.

post office box: a uniquely addressable lockable box located on the premises of a post office that may be hired as...
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Noun (1)

post office box (plural post office boxes)

  1. A uniquely addressable lockable box located on the premises of a post office that may be hired as collection point for mail.
    • “Rich people use post office boxes to shield themselves from unwanted correspondence. It’s like a garbage can for mail.”2022, Bonnie Garmus, Lessons in Chemistry, Penguin (2023), page 307
    Synonyms:
    PO box, postal box
  2. A test instrument once used by telephone engineers.

Noun (2) capitalized: Post Office Box

Post Office Box (plural Post Office Boxes)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of post office box.
    • See also: PO Box

post office box meaning in Tagalog, Indonesian, Persian and Myanmar

post office box in Tagalog

box hired as collection point for mail
kahong koreo

post office box in Indonesian

box hired as collection point for mail
kotak pos

post office box in Persian

box hired as collection point for mail
صندوق پستی sanduq-e posti

post office box in Myanmar

box hired as collection point for mail
စာတိုက်သေတ္တာ catuiksetta

Synonyms of post office box

Forms of post office box

pluralpost office boxes
alternative formpost-office box
pluralPost Office Boxes

Questions about post office box

What does post office box mean?
Post office box means a uniquely addressable lockable box located on the premises of a post office that may be hired as collection point for mail.
What is post office box in Tagalog?
Post office box in Tagalog is kahong koreo. See Post office box meaning in Tagalog.
What part of speech is post office box?
Post office box is a noun.
What is the plural of post office box?
The plural of post office box is post office boxes.

Words near post office box in the dictionary

  1. post oak bluffs
  2. post oaks
  3. post obitum
  4. post off
  5. post office
  6. post office box
  7. post office boxes
  8. post office order
  9. post office orders
  10. post office telephone system
  11. post offices

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