mail drop
(also maildrop) noun [C] US COMMUNICATIONSDefinition
› an address used only to receive letters and packages to be picked up later: Many entrepreneurs have a prestigious office address that's really just a mail drop.
› a container that holds letters and packages until they are picked up: There is now a drive-by mail drop around the side of the building.
› a time when letters and packages are delivered: First thing in the morning I had a mail drop to sort and file.
(Definition of mail drop noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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