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German word
Postfach
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈpɔstˌfaːx/
Meaning
- neuter nounpost office box
Example
Viele Firmen haben Postfächer.
Many companies have post office boxes.
More examples
Die Firma hat ein Postfach für Bewerbungen eingerichtet.
The company set up a post office box for applications.
Core concept
Rows of numbered compartments at a post office hold mail for the holder of each number.
Common phrases
ein Postfach einrichten
set up a post office box
im Postfach nachsehen
check the post office box
Post an das Postfach senden
send mail to the post office box
Similar words
Briefkasten: A box outside a home where a mail carrier leaves mail.
Adresse: Written details identifying a person's or company's location.
Definition in German
Ein adressierbares Fach bei der Post, das unter einer bestimmten Nummer Postsendungen empfängt.
Word origin
Postfach is a German compound of Post, meaning mail or postal service, and Fach, meaning compartment.
Usage tips
- Postfach is neuter, so the standard form is das Postfach, with the plural die Postfächer.
Opposites
- Hauszustellunghome deliverynoun
- Wohnanschrifthome addressnoun
Related words
- Postfachnummerpost office box numbernoun
- Postfachgebührpost office box feenoun
- Postfachservicepost office box servicenoun