postalforwarding
nounUK /ˈpəʊstəl ˈfɔːwədɪŋ/
US /ˈpoʊstəl ˈfɔːrwərdɪŋ/
The act of sending someone's mail to a new address.
We set up postal forwarding so our letters would follow us to our new house.
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2. A service that sends a package on to another place after it arrives.
The shop offers postal forwarding for customers who live abroad.
3. The process of passing printed mail along a chain of people or offices.
Postal forwarding between the two offices took three days.
4. A company's system for sending mail from one branch to another.
Their postal forwarding system keeps all branches connected.