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
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Services provided at all post offices will not change.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
On and after the Jan. 1, 1923, date of maturity, the post office will pay $5 for each stamp affixed to a folder.
—Kay Johnson, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Driving to Grey’s Beach, on Cape Cod Bay, takes five minutes, and a post office, a small market, and a public library are within walking distance.
—Angela Serratore, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
That's the ultimate question that undergirds the debate over the future of the post office.
—Felix Salmon, Axios, 24 Feb. 2025
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
On and after the Jan. 1, 1923, date of maturity, the post office will pay $5 for each stamp affixed to a folder.
—Kay Johnson, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Driving to Grey’s Beach, on Cape Cod Bay, takes five minutes, and a post office, a small market, and a public library are within walking distance.
—Angela Serratore, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
That's the ultimate question that undergirds the debate over the future of the post office.
—Felix Salmon, Axios, 24 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for post office
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“Post office.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/post%20office. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.
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