Dictionary

post office box en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

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:
2. A test instrument once used by telephone engineers.

Forms

Coordinates

mail slot · mailslot · letterbox · mailbox

Hypernyms

post box · mailbox

Relateds

safe-deposit box

Synonyms

postal box · PO box

Translations (34)

fr boîte postale (box hired as collection point for mail) · my စာတိုက်သေတ္တာ (box hired as collection point for mail) · gv kishtey screeuyn (box hired as collection point for mail) · gv kishtey post (box hired as collection point for mail) · uk абонеме́нтна скри́нька (box hired as collection point for mail) · it casella postale (box hired as collection point for mail) · ru абоне́нтский я́щик (box hired as collection point for mail) · ko 사서함 (box hired as collection point for mail) · uk абоне́нтська скри́нька (box hired as collection point for mail) · km ប្រអប់ប្រៃសណីយ៍ (box hired as collection point for mail) · ja 私書箱 (box hired as collection point for mail) · pl skrytka pocztowa (box hired as collection point for mail) · cmn 郵政信箱 /邮政信箱 (box hired as collection point for mail) · da postboks (box hired as collection point for mail) · es apartado postal (box hired as collection point for mail) · nn postboks (box hired as collection point for mail) · nl postbus (box hired as collection point for mail) · hu postafiók (box hired as collection point for mail) · fa صندوق پستی (box hired as collection point for mail) · eu posta kutxatila (box hired as collection point for mail) · fi postilokero (box hired as collection point for mail) · de Postfach (box hired as collection point for mail) · tl kahong koreo (box hired as collection point for mail) · ro căsuță poștală (box hired as collection point for mail) · nb postboks (box hired as collection point for mail) · fr case postale (box hired as collection point for mail) · ca apartat de correus (box hired as collection point for mail) · el ταχυδρομική θυρίδα (box hired as collection point for mail) · pt caixa de coleta (box hired as collection point for mail) · id kotak pos (box hired as collection point for mail) · cs poštovní přihrádka (box hired as collection point for mail) · es apartado de correos (box hired as collection point for mail) · sv postbox (box hired as collection point for mail) · bg пощенска кутия (box hired as collection point for mail)