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

Elsewhere in town, a car is parked in the middle of the post office. — Josh Wigler, HollywoodReporter, 6 July 2026

Banks and post offices will also be closed on Saturday since Independence Day is a federal holiday, and the stock market will close on Friday, July 3 since the holiday falls on a Saturday this year. — Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 4 July 2026

On Tuesday, Hawley launched an investigation into issues in Missouri’s post offices. — Jack Harvel july 2, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026

In his 10 years living on Skid Row, Gaines visited the post office at least twice a month, mailing money to his family in New Orleans to help care for his elderly mother. — Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1652, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for post office

• interoffice

Kids Definition

post office

noun

1

: postal service

2

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