In plain English
The package stays at a specific carrier or pickup place instead of continuing to a different delivery address. The intended recipient collects it there. That place is a designated location for pickup.
In context
Here, the expression labels an action to keep the package at a designated pickup location so the recipient can collect it there instead of having it sent to another address.
- Situation
- Handling delivery attempts, address problems, damage, loss, holds, and returns
- What it communicates
- labels an action to hold the package for pickup
Meaning limits
The term itself does not say when or whether the recipient will actually pick up the shipment.
Examples
“When she left town, she asked the carrier to hold the parcel at the pickup counter so she could collect it there instead of having it delivered to her flat.”
“After the street number was entered incorrectly, the shipment was held at the local depot for collection.”