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
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Arthur is spending the summer in NYC and meets Ben, carrying a box of his ex-boyfriend's things, at the post office. 
Leah Campano, Seventeen, 14 Sep. 2022 Christy Moriarty, the foundation’s communications director, said the exhibit has co-existed with the post office for more than a decade. N'dea Yancey-bragg, USA TODAY, 19 Aug. 2022 Some proceeds from the stamps — which became the highest-selling ones ever offered by the post office — went to breast-cancer research. Christie D’zurillastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2022 The affidavit said Tucker and an unidentified passenger arrived at the post office shortly before 9 p.m. on July 17 while police were watching the box. Dale Ellis, Arkansas Online, 6 Aug. 2022 As with the post office, government reforms are aimed at setting new standards for broadband connection in the US. Camille Squires, Quartz, 24 Mar. 2022 Taking photos, writing listing descriptions, negotiating prices, packaging items, and driving to the post office usually takes at least an hour in total. Emily K. Schwartz, Allure, 14 Aug. 2022 That gives folks an excuse not to mow the lawn, fire up the grill or drive to the post office. Liliana Webb, Detroit Free Press, 11 July 2022 Surveillance footage allegedly showed Jason Hall drive into a gas station next to the post office and park his pickup. Jacob Scholl, The Salt Lake Tribune, 30 June 2022 See More
Leah Campano, Seventeen, 14 Sep. 2022 Christy Moriarty, the foundation’s communications director, said the exhibit has co-existed with the post office for more than a decade. N'dea Yancey-bragg, USA TODAY, 19 Aug. 2022 Some proceeds from the stamps — which became the highest-selling ones ever offered by the post office — went to breast-cancer research. Christie D’zurillastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2022 The affidavit said Tucker and an unidentified passenger arrived at the post office shortly before 9 p.m. on July 17 while police were watching the box. Dale Ellis, Arkansas Online, 6 Aug. 2022 As with the post office, government reforms are aimed at setting new standards for broadband connection in the US. Camille Squires, Quartz, 24 Mar. 2022 Taking photos, writing listing descriptions, negotiating prices, packaging items, and driving to the post office usually takes at least an hour in total. Emily K. Schwartz, Allure, 14 Aug. 2022 That gives folks an excuse not to mow the lawn, fire up the grill or drive to the post office. Liliana Webb, Detroit Free Press, 11 July 2022 Surveillance footage allegedly showed Jason Hall drive into a gas station next to the post office and park his pickup. Jacob Scholl, The Salt Lake Tribune, 30 June 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1652, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Kids Definition
post office
noun
1
: postal service
2
: a place where mail is received, handled, and sent out