post office

[ pohst aw-fis, of-is ]

noun

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.

Post Office

¹

noun

1. a government department or authority in many countries responsible for postal services and often telecommunications

post office

²

noun

1. a building or room where postage stamps are sold and other postal business is conducted

Other Words From

• post-of·fice adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of post office¹

First recorded in 1645–55

Example Sentences

Under the plan, 115 loss-making branches wholly owned by the Post Office could be closed.

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The Post Office's new chairman Nigel Railton will brief staff on Wednesday on the outcome of a review launched earlier this year.

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The former boss of Camelot was appointed interim chairman of the Post Office after his predecessor Henry Staunton was sacked in January.

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The aim of the review is to put the Post Office on a firmer financial footing.

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Railton has already told the Post Office inquiry that a new deal was needed for sub-postmasters, to put them at the centre of the business.

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Related Words

• postal service