Meanings
alternative ℅ · alternative c/-
- abbreviationeconomicsAbbreviation of care of, used to identify an intermediary who is responsible for transferring a piece of mail between the postal system and the final addressee.
Anna c/o Bob
Anna at Bob's address
3 more examples
1976-1977, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure Sunday I penned my letter, Monday I mailed it c/o the high school.
Send your mail to me c/o Mr. John Smith.
“But he sent it to you, didn't he?” “No, he sent it to himself c/o me.”
- abbreviationmedicineAbbreviation of complain of, used to identify symptoms described by a patient.
She was admitted to the hospital 6 days ago with c/o nausea, vomiting, and RUQ [right upper quadrant of the abdomen] pain. Her diet has not advanced beyond clear liquids, which she failed to tolerate on two attempts. Roa continues to c/o nausea and RUQ pain.
2009, Carol J. Rollins, “Adult Enteral Nutrition”, in Terry L. Schinghammer, Julia M. Koehler, editors, Pharmacotherapy Casebook: A Patient-Focused Approach, 7th edition, McGraw Hill, →DOI, →ISBN, page 366
plural c/o's · plural c/os · alternative C/O · alternative CO
- abbreviationinitialismeconomicsInitialism of certificate of origin, a document describing a product's country of origin.
Translations
Dutch p, a
- p(abbreviation) identifies intermediary in delivering mail — see also care of
- a(abbreviation) identifies intermediary in delivering mail — see also care of
Esperanto p, a
- p(abbreviation) identifies intermediary in delivering mail — see also care of
- a(abbreviation) identifies intermediary in delivering mail — see also care of
- z(abbreviation) identifies intermediary in delivering mail — see also care of
- d(abbreviation) identifies intermediary in delivering mail — see also care of
Finnish c, o
- c(abbreviation) identifies intermediary in delivering mail — see also care of
- o(abbreviation) identifies intermediary in delivering mail — see also care of
French a, s
- a(abbreviation) identifies intermediary in delivering mail — see also care of
- s(abbreviation) identifies intermediary in delivering mail — see also care of
German p. Adr., p. A.
- p. Adr.(abbreviation) identifies intermediary in delivering mail — see also care of
- p. A.(abbreviation) identifies intermediary in delivering mail — see also care of
- c(abbreviation) identifies intermediary in delivering mail — see also care of
- o(abbreviation) identifies intermediary in delivering mail — see also care of
Hungarian címén
- címén(abbreviation) identifies intermediary in delivering mail — see also care of
Italian c, o
- c(abbreviation) identifies intermediary in delivering mail — see also care of
- o(abbreviation) identifies intermediary in delivering mail — see also care of
Portuguese a, c
- a(abbreviation) identifies intermediary in delivering mail — see also care of
- c(abbreviation) identifies intermediary in delivering mail — see also care of
Spanish a
- a(abbreviation) identifies intermediary in delivering mail — see also care of
Swedish c, o
- c(abbreviation) identifies intermediary in delivering mail — see also care of
- o(abbreviation) identifies intermediary in delivering mail — see also care of
Turkish e.e
- e.e(abbreviation) identifies intermediary in delivering mail — see also care of
Cite this entry
c/o. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/c%2Fo
“c/o.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/c%2Fo. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “c/o,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/c%2Fo.
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