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  post office

  noun

  an office or station of a government postal system at which mail is received and sorted, from which it is dispatched and distributed, and at which stamps are sold or other services rendered. PO, P.O.
• Post Office
  Post Office

  noun

  a government department or authority in many countries responsible for postal services and often telecommunications

post office

American  

[pohst aw-fis, of-is] / ˈpoʊst ˌɔ fɪs, ˌɒf ɪs /

noun

• post offices
  plural

1. an office or station of a government postal system at which mail is received and sorted, from which it is dispatched and distributed, and at which stamps are sold or other services rendered. PO, P.O.

2. Often Post Office the department of a government charged with the transportation of mail.

3. an old-fashioned game in which one player is designated “postmaster” or “postmistress” and calls another player of a different gender into an adjoining room, ostensibly to receive a letter but actually to receive a kiss.

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Post Office ¹ British  

noun

1. a government department or authority in many countries responsible for postal services and often telecommunications

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post office ² British  

noun

1. a building or room where postage stamps are sold and other postal business is conducted

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• post-office
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• post offices
  plural

Etymology

Origin of post office

First recorded in 1645–55

Example Sentences

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post office Post Office

The voter lists will be “based entirely” on data from the states, and the post office “will not change the content” or even cross-check it against other sources.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

A quietly captivating Willem Dafoe plays Ed Saxberger, a New York post office veteran of 37 years in a seemingly satisfying if decidedly low-key existence.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

The owner of a post office said she "cannot keep up with the demand" for specialist glasses to view Wednesday's highly-anticipated solar eclipse.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

Typically when I move to a new place, the red-and-blue-striped envelope from the post office confirming my new address goes directly from the mailbox into the trash.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026

But let’s be real—this is no normal post office.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera

Plus, Mr. Wonderful tries to build one of America’s largest data centers, and the federal government sells Washington, D.C.’s former Old Post Office building.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026

The latest data from the government indicates that more than £1.5bn has been paid out to over 12,300 claimants, across the various Post Office redress schemes.

From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026

Last week, police chiefs warned the criminal investigation into the Post Office scandal could be delayed by five years unless they received millions of pounds in extra funding.

From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026

Mrs Brown was one of the original 555 victims who took part in the landmark group legal action led by Sir Alan against the Post Office.

From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026

They knew that it was too early to get an answer to their letter, but they couldn’t resist starting down to Grand Central Post Office to take a look anyway.

From "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" by E.L. Konigsburg

Related Words

• postal service