Meanings
preposition
alternative ℅ · alternative c/- · alternative c/o
- postalFor distribution by (the named intermediary).
Could you please send this package to Mr. John Smith, care of the Northwest Shelter?
Origin
Short for in the care of or similar phrase.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic عِنَايَة, رِعَايَة
- عِنَايَة (ʕināya)for distribution by (the named intermediary) — see also c/o
- رِعَايَة (riʕāya)for distribution by (the named intermediary) — see also c/o
Dutch per adres
- per adresfor distribution by (the named intermediary) — see also c/o
Esperanto zorge de, per adreso
- zorge defor distribution by (the named intermediary) — see also c/o
- per adresofor distribution by (the named intermediary) — see also c/o
French chez
- chezfor distribution by (the named intermediary) — see also c/o
Italian presso
- pressofor distribution by (the named intermediary) — see also c/o
Polish pod adresem
- pod adresemfor distribution by (the named intermediary) — see also c/o
Portuguese aos cuidados de
- aos cuidados defor distribution by (the named intermediary) — see also c/o
Spanish a la atención de
- a la atención defor distribution by (the named intermediary) — see also c/o
Swedish adress
- adressfor distribution by (the named intermediary) — see also c/o
Turkish ... eliyle
- ... eliylefor distribution by (the named intermediary) — see also c/o
Cite this entry
APA
care of. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/care%20of
MLA
“care of.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/care%20of. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “care of,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/care%20of.
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