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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

Greta Lee and Edmund Donovan star alongside the actor in this adaptation of Arthur Schnitzler’s novella about a group of intellectuals fascinated with a once-celebrated writer who now works at a post office.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 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

The Skid Row post office opened in the 1990s, Garvins said, and served 364 P.O. boxes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026

Penelope hoped Svetlana had not had the burden of dragging the heavy mailbag back to the post office.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

Karen Smith, who runs Booker Avenue Post Office in south Liverpool, said she has completely sold out of the specialist glasses after being "inundated" by eclipse enthusiasts.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 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

"In addition to our app, or over the phone, customers can use their local Post Office to manage their money alongside PayPoint locations to deposit cash," she said.

From BBC ● Jun. 21, 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

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