sorting office

sorting office
sort|ing of|fice [ `sɔrtıŋ ,ɔfıs ] noun count BRITISH
a building where post office workers put mail into different boxes according to the town, area, or street it is going to

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  • Sorting office — or Processing and Distribution Center (P DC; name used by the United States Postal Service (USPS)[1]) is any location where postal operators bring mail after collection for sorting into batches for delivery to the addressee,[2] which may be a… …   Wikipedia

  • sorting office — noun A place where mail that has been posted is sorted by destination • • • Main Entry: ↑sort * * * sorting office UK [ˈsɔː(r)tɪŋ ˌɒfɪs] US [ˈsɔrtɪŋ ˌɔfɪs] noun [countable] [singular sortin …   Useful english dictionary

  • sorting office — ➔ office * * * sorting office UK US noun [C] ► a building where letters, packages, etc. are taken after they have been posted and where they are then put into groups according to their addresses before being delivered …   Financial and business terms

  • sorting office — sorting offices N COUNT A sorting office is a place where letters and parcels that have been posted are taken and sorted according to where they are being sent. [BRIT] …   English dictionary

  • sorting office — sorting .office n BrE a place where letters and packages are put into groups according to where they have to be delivered …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • sorting office — UK [ˈsɔː(r)tɪŋ ˌɒfɪs] / US [ˈsɔrtɪŋ ˌɔfɪs] noun [countable] Word forms sorting office : singular sorting office plural sorting offices British a building where post office workers put post into different boxes according to the town, area, or… …   English dictionary

  • sorting office — noun a place in which mail is sorted according to its destination …   English new terms dictionary

  • sorting office — noun (C) a place where letters and packages are put into groups according to where they have to be delivered …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • Royal Mail Mount Pleasant Sorting Office — London s largest sorting office, Mount Pleasant …   Wikipedia

  • office — of‧fice [ˈɒfs ǁ ˈɒː , ˈɑː ] noun 1. [countable] a room or building where people work at desks: • The agency recently closed its Houston office. • I d like to see you in my office. • I applied for the job of office manager. • There is a shortage… …   Financial and business terms

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