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postal
[ pohs-tl ]
noun
- Informal. postal card.
postal
/ ˈpəʊstəl /
adjective
- of or relating to a Post Office or to the mail-delivery service
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Derived Forms
- ˈpostally, adverb
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Other Words From
- postal·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of postal1
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Idioms and Phrases
- go postal, Slang. to lose control or go crazy, especially in a violent way.
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Example Sentences
Goff says he registered a postal forwarding service there.
On October 5, 2013, Wilson pointed a pistol at a postal clerk.
When it comes to setting up a reward, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service considers “$50,000 commonplace.”
Until the early 2000s, most deposits were made by mail using postal money orders, a process that was nearly cost-free.
The U.S. Postal Service charges $15.45 to mail a large box to a military base in Afghanistan.
Jack had sent Howard a postal on the road to Florida, and a few lines from Enterprise on the day of their arrival.
I am a patriot, so, without her knowledge, I slipped a postal order for ten shillings into the envelope.
In token of which, send me postal of indifferent contents, casually mentioning the arrival of news from my brother in Moscow.
The attestation of this payment of the tax-payer is signed by the postal employé and bears the stamp of his post office.
This cheque is sent to the Postal Office at Vienna before the bill falls due.
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