English

Alternative forms

• (abbreviation) ℅
• (abbreviation) c/-
• (abbreviation) c/o

Preposition

care of

1. (mail) For distribution by (the named intermediary).

   Could you please send this package to Mr. John Smith, care of the Northwest Shelter?

   Mailing address example:

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. In Australia and New Zealand c/- is often used in place of ℅.

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