postal service

noun

Examples of postal service in a Sentence

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Last week, Ofcom, the UK regulator overseeing the postal service, fined Royal Mail £10.5 million ($13.3 million) for failing to meet its delivery targets. Anna Cooban, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024 Attempts to reach the postal service for comment on this story weren't immediately successful. Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 11 July 2024 Kaur was hired by the postal service in April 2023, and prosecutors in court filings said her employment ended the day after Christmas last year. Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2024 For a complete schedule for international or military shipping, the postal service recommends checking online at usps.com/holidayshippingdates. Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 10 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for postal service 

Word History

First Known Use

1885, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of postal service was in 1885

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“Postal service.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postal%20service. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

postal service

noun
: a government department in charge of handling the mail
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