PO Box
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- noun
- /ˈpiːˈoʊ bɑːks/
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apartado de correos
- So we just got home from Target and when we were at the post office, we checked the PO Box and we have a bunch of letters from you guys.
- mail to a PO Box
- PO Box 821
So this was in my PO Box and this is by Ciate London.
- So this was in my PO Box and this is by Ciate London.
- So this cream came into my PO Box from Cult Beauty I believe.
- So if you want to send stuff, I'll be sure that the PO Box is posted in this description.
- Someone sent a package to our PO Box and it was addressed to Wally.
- I have said time and time and time again, don't use the PO Box to send me Mac Tonight merchandise, OK?
- These next two things were actually sent to my PO Box by a brand who do really lovely craft bits and pieces.
- Hello, I recently went to my PO Box and it turns out that I got a little bit of mail.
- Now, you guys, I want you to let me know what you think of me opening just some of the random stuff that I get in my PO Box.
- There's no charge in my PO Box, right?
- All right, so someone sent to our new PO Box.
- In today's video I thought I would do a pretty chilled like PO Box unboxing hall slash PR hall.
- We don't have a name for it, but it came from a lovely fan through our PO Box named Mackenzie.
Examples
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You may send them to me at: PO Box 773, New Milford, CT 06776
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Someone sent a package to our PO Box and it was addressed to Wally.
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Hello, I recently went to my PO Box and it turns out that I got a little bit of mail.
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Do not use a PO Box number as your official business address; instead, use your physical address.
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I am totally broke, but I will send a money order for a small sum to your PO Box.
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So this cream came into my PO Box from Cult Beauty I believe.
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Thought I'd head into town tomorrow to check the PO box.
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There's no charge in my PO Box, right?
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Being able to receive business correspondence via a professional-looking PO Box is a great way to raise a company's profile.
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I received a letter and two packages in my PO Box this afternoon.
Synonyms
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A numbered box at a post office where you collect your mail
A numbered box at a post office where you receive mail
A numbered box in a post office where a person collects their mail
A numbered box at a post office that people rent to receive mail
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a numbered compartment at a post office' is directly compositional from 'PO' (post office) + 'box' (container); a learner who knows both constituents can infer it refers to a mailbox at the post office. Although 'PO' is an abbreviation and the phrase is a conventional collocation, the semantic relation is straightforward and cross-linguistically parallel (e.g. 'post office box'), so it is accessible to B1 learners.
Etymology
PO Box comes from the parts PO, short for 'post office', and box. Imagine a row of small numbered boxes at the post office where people pick up their 'mail'. That's why PO Box means 'a numbered compartment' you use to receive mail instead of your home 'address'.