C/O

C/O
abbr. care of.

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1. cash order.
2. certificate of origin.

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abbrev
Care of

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care of: used in an address on a letter or parcel that you are sending to someone at another person’s house

Mr J. Mason, c/​o Mrs M. Smith, 100 Larkhill Road

Thesaurus: abbreviations in letters and correspondencehyponym

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prefix. a form of com- (Cf.com-).
1. with; together: »

Cooperate = to act with or together.

2. joint; fellow: »

Coauthor = a joint or fellow author.

3. equally: »

Coextensive = equally extensive.

4. Mathematics. complement: »

Cosine = sine of the complement (of a given angle or arc).

[< Latin co-, variant of com- with < cum with]
c/o (no periods) or c.o.,
1. carried over.
2. in care of.
Co (no period),
Co. or co.,
1. company.
2. county.
CO (no periods) or C.O.,
an abbreviation for the following:
1. cash order.
2. Colorado (with postal Zip Code).
3. commanding officer.
4. Informal. conscientious objector.

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abbr.
care of
carried over

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abbr
care of
◇ This abbreviation is used in addresses when you are sending a letter or package to a person by using someone else's address or the address of a company.

The letter was addressed to “John Smith c/o Merriam-Webster, Inc.”

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c/o [c/o] [ˌsiː ˈəʊ] [ˈoʊ] abbreviation
(used on letters to a person staying at sb else's house) care of

Mr P Brown, c/o Ms M Jones


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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