CARE OF | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of care of in English

care of

idiom Add to word list Add to word list (US in care of); (written c/o) used to give someone the address where you can be contacted when you are staying away from home: You can write to me care of my grandmother. Communications - the postal system

• addy
• BFPO
• catch the post
• collection box
• consignee
• delivery
• direct mail
• dispatch
• express delivery
• Freepost
• mail slot
• pigeonhole
• postage
• poste restante
• postmark
• self-addressed
• stamp
• track
• window
• zip code

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Translations of care of

in Chinese (Traditional) （用來給人留下一個地址，當你不在家時，別人可以通過這個地址聯繫你）轉交… See more in Chinese (Simplified) （用来给人留下一个地址，当你不在家时，别人可以通过这个地址联系你）转交… See more in Spanish a la atención de… See more in Portuguese aos cuidados de… See more in French in Turkish in Dutch in Czech in Danish in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Ukrainian chez… See more eliyle… See more per adres… See more bytem… See more c/o, hos… See more dengan alamat… See more ตามที่อยู่… See more nhờ chuyển giúp… See more u… See more adress, c/o… See more penjaga… See more bei…… See more c/o, ved… See more через, на адресу… See more Need a translator?

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More meanings of care of

• duty of care
• in the care of someone/something
• (in) care of idiom
• care of
• take care of someone/something phrase
• take care of something phrase
• take care of someone/something idiom

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• (in) care of idiom
• take care of someone/something phrase
• take care of something phrase
• take care of someone/something idiom
• take care (of yourself) idiom

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