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

Recent Examples on the Web

This year, the inauguration will take place on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, meaning banks, post offices, the New York Stock Exchange and other employers that close on federal holidays will likely be shuttered. —Sara Dorn, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025

All post offices will be closed, with regular mail suspended, according to the United States Postal Service. —Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025

Will mail be delivered? All U.S. Postal Service post offices will be closed and mail will not be delivered on Jan. 9, the USPS confirmed to USA TODAY Tuesday. —Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2025

The day of mourning means post offices will be closed, as well as the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq. —Kyler Alvord, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1652, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

post office

noun

1

: postal service

2

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