postal service

noun

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Organized in 12 sections spread more than 8,600 square feet, some 200 items are on display, including designs from brands spanning from Balmain and Louis Vuitton to Coperni and 2025 ANDAM accessories prize winner Sarah Lévy, via the likes of Ikea or the French postal service. Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2025 During his early 20’s, the CEO was working for the postal service, making good money with health benefits. Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2025 The looming tariff exemption deadline has prompted international postal service DHL to stop accepting shipments to the US starting August 25, joining European peers in halting shipments. Kathleen Magramo, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025 Jewish author and illustrator Shel Silverstein and Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg have also been featured on stamps, and the postal service has issued several stamps marking Hanukkah. Grace Gilson, Sun Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2025 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 12 Sep. 2025.

Kids Definition

postal service

noun
: a government department in charge of handling the mail
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