box no.

A form of box number — 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).

Meanings

nounbox no. (plural box nos.)

plural box nos.

  1. abbreviationAbbreviation of box number.
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