Phrase guide

post office box

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A uniquely addressable lockable box located on the premises of a post office that may be hired as collection point for mail.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: PO box, postal box

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: mailbox, post box

2

noun

Meaning 2

A test instrument once used by telephone engineers.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Alternative letter-case form of post office box.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of

Examples

  • See also: PO Box

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

34 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Basque: posta kutxatila — box hired as collection point for mail
  • Bulgarian: пощенска кутия (poštenska kutija) — box hired as collection point for mail
  • Burmese: စာတိုက်သေတ္တာ (catuiksetta) — box hired as collection point for mail
  • Catalan: apartat de correus — box hired as collection point for mail
  • Chinese Mandarin: 郵政信箱 /邮政信箱 (yóuzhèng xìnxiāng) — box hired as collection point for mail
  • Czech: poštovní přihrádka — box hired as collection point for mail
  • Danish: postboks — box hired as collection point for mail
  • Dutch: postbus — box hired as collection point for mail
  • Finnish: postilokero — box hired as collection point for mail
  • French: boîte postale — box hired as collection point for mail
  • French: case postale — box hired as collection point for mail
  • German: Postfach — box hired as collection point for mail
  • Greek: ταχυδρομική θυρίδα (tachydromikí thyrída) — box hired as collection point for mail
  • Hungarian: postafiók — box hired as collection point for mail
  • Indonesian: kotak pos — box hired as collection point for mail
  • Italian: casella postale — box hired as collection point for mail
  • Japanese: 私書箱 (shishobako) — box hired as collection point for mail
  • Khmer: ប្រអប់ប្រៃសណីយ៍ (prɑɑʼɑp praysaʼnii) — box hired as collection point for mail
  • Korean: 사서함 (saseoham) — box hired as collection point for mail
  • Manx: kishtey post — box hired as collection point for mail
  • Manx: kishtey screeuyn — box hired as collection point for mail
  • Norwegian Bokmål: postboks — box hired as collection point for mail
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: postboks — box hired as collection point for mail
  • Persian: صندوق پستی (sanduq-e posti) — box hired as collection point for mail
  • Polish: skrytka pocztowa — box hired as collection point for mail
  • Portuguese: caixa de coleta — box hired as collection point for mail
  • Romanian: căsuță poștală — box hired as collection point for mail
  • Russian: абоне́нтский я́щик (abonéntskij jáščik) — box hired as collection point for mail
  • Spanish: apartado postal — box hired as collection point for mail
  • Spanish: apartado de correos — box hired as collection point for mail
  • Swedish: postbox — box hired as collection point for mail
  • Tagalog: kahong koreo — box hired as collection point for mail
  • Ukrainian: абонеме́нтна скри́нька (aboneméntna skrýnʹka) — box hired as collection point for mail
  • Ukrainian: абоне́нтська скри́нька (abonéntsʹka skrýnʹka) — box hired as collection point for mail