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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
Words nearby post office box
post oak, post-obit, post-obit bond, post obitum, post office, post office box, postop, postoperative, postorbital, postpaid, postpartum
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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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