box number

== English == === Alternative forms === box no. (common abbreviation) === Etymology === Literally, the number of a box into which mail for a particular recipient is placed. === Noun === box number (plural box numbers) 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). ==== Usage notes ==== When forming part of an address, often capitalised as "Box No." or reduced to just "Box".