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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

A post office box or mail-receiving agency does not qualify.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

The records can include separate mailing addresses, including post office boxes, where they receive ballots.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

But Mykola, 64, pointed to another service the post office provides to a largely elderly population.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 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

“Here’s a note to you, Meg, all sealed up. How odd! Teddy never seals mine,” said Jo next day, as she distributed the contents of the little post office.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

Its goal is to restore the site, which has the world's southernmost Post Office, museum, and more than 1,000 gentoo penguins.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 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

Karen Smith, who runs Booker Avenue Post Office in south Liverpool, said she has completely sold out of the specialist glasses after being "inundated" by eclipse enthusiasts.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

The Post Office Horizon computer system scandal has been described as one of the UK's most widespread miscarriages of justice.

From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026

Post Office Box 34 is the only place in the world that belongs to me.

From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat

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