post office

noun

1
: a government department or agency handling the transmission of mail
2
: a local branch of a national post office handling the mail for a particular place or area
3
: a game in which a player acting as postmaster or postmistress may exact a kiss from one of the opposite sex as payment for the pretended delivery of a letter

Examples of post office in a Sentence

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Working in the post office for his last week putting on the finishing brushstrokes, Anderson’s work was punctuated by hellos and fist bumps, inquiries and compliments. Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Mar. 2025 The letter also indicated that DOGE would review leases on nearly 31,000 post office locations to determine whether they should be renewed. Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 24 Mar. 2025 Therefore, the United States Postal Service and local post offices will be open, mail operations will proceed as normal, and mail will be delivered on Monday, March 17. David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025 In the early 1900s, according to its representatives, the land included a textile mill, a functioning post office, a general store, and a fire department. Moná Thomas, People.com, 13 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for post office

Word History

First Known Use

1652, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of post office was in 1652

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“Post office.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/post%20office. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

post office

noun
1
2
: a local branch of the postal service handling the mail for a particular place

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