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
Recently, a woman slowed down a line at the post office, waving her phone at the clerk.
—
ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2025
Schools, the post office and courts will be closed Monday for Labor Day.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2025
Are banks, post offices, UPS and FedEx open on Labor Day?
—Reia Li, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Most public and private schools, post offices and banks will be closed.
—Joyce Orlando, Nashville Tennessean, 28 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for post office
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2025
Schools, the post office and courts will be closed Monday for Labor Day.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2025
Are banks, post offices, UPS and FedEx open on Labor Day?
—Reia Li, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Most public and private schools, post offices and banks will be closed.
—Joyce Orlando, Nashville Tennessean, 28 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for post office
Cite this Entry
“Post office.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/post%20office. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share