c/o
See also: Appendix:Variations of "co"
English
Alternative forms
- ℅
- c/-
Preposition
c/o
- Abbreviation of care of.
- Anna c/o Bob (“Anna at Bob's address”)
- Send your mail to me c/o Mr. John Smith.
- “But he sent it to you, didn't he?” “No, he sent it to himself c/o me.”
- Initialism of certificate of origin, a document used for shipping purposes. Describes country of origin of a given product.
Usage notes
Care of, usually abbreviated as c/o on envelopes, signifies an intermediary who is responsible for transferring a piece of mail between the postal system and the final addressee. For example when the addressee has no standard address, is under a corporate mail system, or is being manually forwarded mail sent to a more accessible location.
Examples (mailing address) |
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Mr. John Q. Teacher |
Related terms
- (care of): d/o (daughter of), s/o (son of)
Translations
an intermediary who is responsible for transferring a piece of mail between the postal system and the final addressee
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- https://www.fundeu.es/consulta/a-la-atencion-de-abreviatura-558/
Anagrams
- O. C., O.C., OC, Oc, Oc.
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from English c/o. According to SO attested since 1906.
Pronunciation
As English "care of".
Preposition
c/o
- c/o
- Anders Anderson c/o Sven Svenson, Kungsgatan 12
- Anders Anderson c/o Sven Svenson, King's Street 12
References
- c/o in Svensk ordbok (SO)