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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

In Swannanoa, an unincorporated town of about 5,000 people 10 miles east of downtown, Helene closed the post office and the only supermarket, and neither has reopened.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

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

But I’m not a person who goes around announcing it at the post office.

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

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

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

Alison Fuller from Epilepsy Action said it is a "scandal" on par with infected blood and Post Office Horizon scandals.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

Even the London General Post Office, which was the swiftest and most reliable postal service in the world, would be flummoxed by that address.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood

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