box number

noun

1. the number of an individual pigeonhole at a newspaper to which replies to an advertisement may be addressed
2. the number of an individual pigeonhole at a post office from which mail may be collected

Example Sentences

Breaking his own privacy rules, Bobby even included a PO box number that he could be written to in care of so that the reader could order “additional copies.”

From Literature

One of the people charged was homeless but should have listed any kind of address, like the location of a park bench, rather than a post office box number, Toney said.

From Seattle Times

The woman then told investigators she may have been mistaken and gave them another box number, but investigators determined that the box-batch combination she cited didn’t exist.

From Seattle Times

They said they saw ballots that appeared not to have been folded but didn’t report that to elections officials or take note of the batch or box number.

From Seattle Times

The registration database contained strong evidence against any conclusion these were coffee shop constituents: The majority of those registrations included postal box numbers.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• home
• location
• number
• ZIP code