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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

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

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

After StubHub moved its operations to Georgia, the destination shifted to an Atlanta post office box—but records reviewed by the Journal showed that some customers’ certified mail came back stamped “Vacant.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 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

People flood into the post office, carrying giant drums and flutes and tubas, blasting a somewhat off-key rendition of that Bruno Mars song “Marry You.”

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

Manager Erica Gilson recalled feeling "hugely proud" to work on Mr Bates vs The Post Office, which included scenes at Shire Hall in Chelmsford.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 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

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

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

Post Office approved a new name, and Cold Sassy became Progressive City.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns

Related Words

• postal service