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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

If nothing else, watch Messi when the ball is away from him, walking, looking like he’s going to the post office.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026

If checks need to be mailed, doing it from the post office rather than a mailbox or a blue U.S.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026

The vehicle was searched and a post office uniform was found in the rear.

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026

In his 10 years living on Skid Row, Gaines visited the post office at least twice a month, mailing money to his family in New Orleans to help care for his elderly mother.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026

So tired I was almost dreaming, I walked back to the square—past the post office, past the hardware store, past the movie theater with its dead marquee: plate glass, cracked sidewalks, stars.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

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

The latest data from the government indicates that more than £1.5bn has been paid out to over 12,300 claimants, across the various Post Office redress schemes.

From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026

It's A Sin, for example, saw a huge increase in HIV testing rates, Mr Bates vs The Post Office brought the nation's attention to the Horizon IT scandal.

From BBC ● May 30, 2026

The Lloyds Banking Group said it updated the terms and conditions on some accounts last year and let customers know they could no longer pay cheques in at the Post Office.

From BBC ● May 14, 2026

After McCandless bid farewell to Jan Burres at the Salton City Post Office, he hiked into the desert and set up camp in a brake of creosote at the edge of Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

Related Words

• postal service