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box number

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˈbox ˌnumber noun [countable]  TCMan address at the post office that people can have their letters etc sent to instead of their own address (邮政)信箱号码 PO Box
Examples from the Corpus
box numberEach one was labelled with a box number and contained a large brown envelope.You have to get letter heads printed, make it look good, have a fake box number.I never wrote to that box number.I wrote that night to the box number.So she wrote to the box number and suggested a date for a preliminary viewing to avoid disappointment or misunderstandings.
From Longman Business Dictionarybox numberˈbox ˌnumber (also post office box number) [countable] an address used by a firm for receiving letters at a POST OFFICE instead of its own addressIt is usually best to avoid box numbers in advertisements as they tend to put people off replying. number
ˈbox ˌnumber nounChineseSyllable
that Business an address at post Corpus office the people


box number
ˈbox ˌnumber noun [countable]
an address at the post office that people can have their letters etc sent to instead of their own address ⇨ PO Box


box numberBrE /ˈbɒks nʌmbə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈbɑːks nʌmbər/ 🔊 (also box) nouna number used as an address, especially one given in newspaper advertisements to which replies can be sent 信箱号码(报章广告常用)