box number en · NOUN
Etymology
Literally, the number of a box into which mail for a particular recipient is placed.
Meanings
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A numerical address for postal correspondence, managed by a company or organisation on behalf of the addressee, and used e.g. for convenience, if one does not have a suitable physical address for receiving mail, or to avoid giving one's real address (e.g. in a newspaper advertisement).
They didn't give me a proper address, only a box number.
Would anyone with knowledge of the present whereabouts of Mrs Doris Miggins, formerly of Station Road, please contact Box No. 99, Puddletown Evening Gazette.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| box no. | Abbr=Yes | alternative, common | lexicographic |
| box numbers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |