postal service

noun

Examples of postal service in a Sentence

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For a complete schedule for international or military shipping, the postal service recommends checking online at usps.com/holidayshippingdates. Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 10 Dec. 2024 Orders over $49 and placed through Santa’s Gift Shoppe will get free shipping, the postal service said. Saleen Martin, The Courier-Journal, 6 Dec. 2024 Other tips the postal service noted are: ◾ Families writing in should group all letters into one envelope and include additional stamps depending on the weight. Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024 Regular updates on all postal service disruptions in Canada are available at canadapost.ca/negotiations. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024 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 22 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

postal service

noun
: a government department in charge of handling the mail
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