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• post office
  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

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

• post-office
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of post office

First recorded in 1645–55

Example Sentences

Post office, a service veterans often use to get money orders for rent, was not included.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2024

Post office workers who won a landmark civil case following a faulty computer software scandal will be compensated, the government says.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2022

Post office hours are tentatively set from 8 a.m. to noon Monday through Friday, but the lobby will be open round-the-clock so residents can send and retrieve mail.

From Washington Times • Jun. 12, 2015

When Stallworth passed through Washington, he visited the Huffington Post office, chatting with staffers.

From Washington Post • Dec. 22, 2014

Just Published, in a Sealed Envelope, Price 3s.; and sent free, on receiving a Post office Order for 3s. 6d.

From The Economist Volume 1, No. 3 by Wilson, James

Related Words

• postal service