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post office box
Or post-of·fice box
[pohst-aw-fis boks, of-is]
noun
a small, locked compartment, usually in a post office, into which the mail of a box renter is put to be called for. POB, P.O.B.
post office box
noun
a private numbered place in a post office, in which letters received are kept until called for
Word History and Origins
Origin of post office box1
Example Sentences
If a dog issue is not resolved, owners can be required to rent a Post Office box to receive mail.
Voting by mail also presents a challenge because many reservation residents do not receive mail service at their home addresses and may use a shared post office box.
In a recent case, a woman in Santa Barbara County who was fed up with her mail being stolen from her post office box decided to bait the thieves and mailed herself a package containing an AirTag.
In a news release, the Sheriff’s Department thanked the post office box owner for taking a proactive approach and for not attempting to confront the suspects by herself.
Thieves stole items from a woman’s post office box, and this was not the first time the box was hit, she told deputies.
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