box number
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box number
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Literally, the number of a box into which mail for a particular recipient is placed.
noun box numbers · box no.
- 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.
Talk about this word "box number." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/box%20number. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. box number. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/box%20number "box number." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/box%20number.Cite this
@misc{box_number_2026,
title = {box number},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/box%20number},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
