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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

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Etymology

Origin of post office

First recorded in 1645–55

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Example Sentences

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post office Post Office

The mailers listed a Houston-area post office box.

From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2026

The Anglers Rest, a 17th-century coaching inn in Bamford near Sheffield, doubles as a post office and polling station.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

Unsurprisingly, running a post office for six people does not take up all of Clarke's time at Port Lockroy.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

The Great Redwood Trail would follow the railroad tracks that parallel Loleta’s small Main Street, passing between a public park and a string of local shops, a post office, and a church.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

The golf club, the post office, Bambino’s lot, the Ossian City Park, wherever.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti

As Pádraig Pearse read the proclamation on the steps of the Dublin's General Post Office, Casement was locked in the Tower of London awaiting trial for treason.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

The Mediterranean Revival-style estate, which sits on 2.76 acres in the Beverly Hills Post Office area, offers an enormous 16,079 square feet of living space, along with eight bedrooms and more than 10 bathrooms.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026

Hesmondhalgh, 56, who also appeared in Broadchurch and Mr Bates vs the Post Office, won't struggle to make friends with her warm personality.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

Linda Murphy, from Oma Sustainable Living, said footfall dropped sharply after government services were removed from the Post Office earlier this year.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

“Not only is the General Post Office a handsome building, it is a model of brisk efficiency as well,” she thought.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

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