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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

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

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 court heard that at 09:45, a post office van arrived at the gates with a man dressed in post office uniform which said "priority services Belfast".

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026

She had been working for the post office when an arm injury made it difficult for her to deliver mail.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026

But I’m not sure they need to know about me scrounging for trash on the floor of the post office.

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

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

Both Wilcox and Edwards point to a wider pattern stretching from Aberfan and Hillsborough to the Post Office and infected blood scandals.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 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

Mrs Brown was one of the original 555 victims who took part in the landmark group legal action led by Sir Alan against the Post Office.

From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026

“What say you, Postal Tygers? Shall we return to the Nursery General Post Office and draw some stamps? Each one featuring a different sort of cake, perhaps?”

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

Related Words

• postal service