postal

[ pohs-tl ]

/ ˈpoʊs tl /

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adjective

of or relating to the post office or mail service: postal delivery; postal employees.

noun

Informal. postal card.

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Idioms about postal

go postal, Slang. to lose control or go crazy, especially in a violent way.

Origin of postal

First recorded in 1835–45; post³ + -al¹; 1990–95 for def. 3, in reference to incidents of violence among postal workers in the early 1990s

Words nearby postal

post, postage, postage due stamp, postage meter, postage stamp, postal, postal card, postal code, postal note, postal order, postal savings bank

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How to use postal in a sentence

Her father worked as a teacher, a traveling coffee salesman when the Depression struck and later as a postal employee.
Joanne Rogers, memory-keeper of ‘Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood,’ dies at 92|Emily Langer|January 14, 2021|Washington Post
In addition, because some postal districts straddle state lines, the numbers in each state represent the upward boundary of if every ballot from districts that overlap were included in either state.
USPS processed 150,000 ballots after Election Day, jeopardizing thousands of votes|Jacob Bogage, Christopher Ingraham|November 5, 2020|Washington Post
Miller said many postal workers have been working more than 60-hour weeks to process and deliver the extra load of political mail and ballots.
For the Postal Service, a Frantic Election Day Turns to Finger-Pointing the Day After|by Maryam Jameel and Ryan McCarthy|November 5, 2020|ProPublica
He has scheduled daily hearings — some of which have included sworn testimony from postal executives — on the agency’s performance.
USPS ballot problems unlikely to change outcomes in competitive states|Jacob Bogage, Christopher Ingraham|November 4, 2020|Washington Post

Advocates and postal experts say the agency, under normal circumstances, should have an on-time score of 97 percent for ballots.
Swing state voters face major mail delays in returning ballots on time, USPS data shows|Jacob Bogage, Christopher Ingraham|October 30, 2020|Washington Post
Goff says he registered a postal forwarding service there.
‘Ready for Romney’ Is Amateur Hour|Tim Mak|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
On October 5, 2013, Wilson pointed a pistol at a postal clerk.
Post Office Robbers More Wanted Than ISIS|M.L. Nestel|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When it comes to setting up a reward, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service considers “$50,000 commonplace.”
Post Office Robbers More Wanted Than ISIS|M.L. Nestel|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Until the early 2000s, most deposits were made by mail using postal money orders, a process that was nearly cost-free.
Megabanks Have The Federal Prison System Locked Up|Center for Public Integrity|October 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The U.S. Postal Service charges $15.45 to mail a large box to a military base in Afghanistan.
Exclusive: ‘Pro-Troop’ Charity Pays Off Tea Party Cronies Instead|Kim Barker|August 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Jack had sent Howard a postal on the road to Florida, and a few lines from Enterprise on the day of their arrival.
The Cromptons|Mary J. Holmes
I am a patriot, so, without her knowledge, I slipped a postal order for ten shillings into the envelope.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, November 4, 1914|Various
In token of which, send me postal of indifferent contents, casually mentioning the arrival of news from my brother in Moscow.
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist|Alexander Berkman
The attestation of this payment of the tax-payer is signed by the postal employé and bears the stamp of his post office.
Social Comptabilism, Cheque and Clearing Service & Proposed Law|Ernest Solvay
This cheque is sent to the Postal Office at Vienna before the bill falls due.
Social Comptabilism, Cheque and Clearing Service & Proposed Law|Ernest Solvay

British Dictionary definitions for postal

postal

/ (ˈpəʊstəl) /

adjective

of or relating to a Post Office or to the mail-delivery service

Derived forms of postal

postally, adverb

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