1 [C] a place where you can buy stamps, send letters, etc:
Where's the main post office? * You can buy your stamps at the post office. * a post office counter
2 (the Post Office) [sing.] (abbreviation PO) the national organization in many countries that is responsible for collecting and delivering letters, etc:
He works for the Post Office.
3 [U] (AmE) = POSTMAN'SKNOCK
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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Is post office a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, post office is tagged as noun.
Does post office appear elsewhere on Lughet?
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