post office box

or post-of·fice box

[ pohst-aw-fis boks, of-is ]

/ ˈpoʊstˌɔ fɪs ˌbɒks, ˌɒf ɪs /

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noun

a small, locked compartment, usually in a post office, into which the mail of a box renter is put to be called for. Abbreviation: POB, P.O.B.

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Also P.O. box or PO box [pee-oh-boks] /ˈpiˈoʊ ˌbɒks/ .

Origin of post office box

An Americanism dating back to 1825–35

How to use post office box in a sentence

How do you feel about Archer and the gang abandoning the cartel and returning to the office?
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Two witnesses outside the Charlie Hebdo office building quoted the Kouachi brothers claiming they were members of al Qaeda.
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Who among Scalise's constituents could possibly care if he supported naming a post office for a black judge who died in 1988?
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Granted, James is in an office in the Pentagon, and not on the front lines.
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Her post-crown fame, though, only further begs the question: Why has there not been another Jewish Miss America since 1945?
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I waited three months more, in great impatience, then sent him back to the same post, to see if there might be a reply.
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It was with a feeling of relief on both sides that the arrival of Mr. Haggard, of the Home Office, was announced.
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Beside her was a box of bonbons, which she held out at intervals to Madame Ratignolle.
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If Mac had been alone he would have made the post by sundown, for the Mounted Police rode picked horses, the best money could buy.
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Now and then the boy who had bought Squinty, and who was taking him home, would look around at his pet in the slatted box.
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British Dictionary definitions for post office box

post office box

noun

a private numbered place in a post office, in which letters received are kept until called for

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