Post Office
Post Office has 36 English words, such as Express mail, Surface mail, address, and bundle. Learn them with pictures, IPA, meanings and example sentences.
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All 36 words in Post Office
Express mail/ɪkˈsprɛs meɪl/n. phr
A fast mail service provided by a post office or courier to deliver letters and packages quickly.
If you want the document to arrive tomorrow, you should send it by Express mail.
Surface mail/ˈsɜːrfɪs meɪl/n. phr
Mail that is transported by land or sea, rather than by air.
Sending the package by surface mail is cheaper but takes several weeks to arrive.
addressverb
n. the details of where a person lives or where a building stands, written on a letter or parcel; v. to write the destination on an envelope; to speak to a person or group; to deal with a problem.
bundle/ˈbʌndl̩/
n. package, group; v. wrap, tie
carrier/ˈkæriər/n
n. transporter, bearer, shipping company, transport service
check/tʃek/v
v. examine, verify; n. bank order, payment order; n. tick mark, verification mark
envelope/ˈenvəloʊp/n
n. enclosure, wrapper; v. wrap, contain
fee/fiː/n
n. an amount of money you pay for a service, such as posting a parcel.
form/fɔːrm/n
n. shape, configuration, application, template; v. shape, construct, create, establish
insurance/ɪnˈʃʊrəns/n
n. policy, coverage, protection, safeguarding
letter/ˈletər/n
n. message, note, character, symbol
mailman/ˈmeɪlmæn/
A mailman is a man whose job is to bring letters and packages to people's houses.
notify/ˈnoʊtɪfaɪ/
v. to tell someone about something officially, for example that a parcel has arrived.
pack/pæk/
n. bundle, group; v. load, fill; v. prepare, organize
packer/ˈpækɚ/
A packer is a person or machine whose job is to put goods into boxes, bags, or containers for shipping or sale.
parcel/ˈpɑːrsəl/
n. package, bundle, plot, tract; v. divide, distribute
postage/ˈpoʊstɪdʒ/n
Postage is the money charged for sending a letter or package by mail.
postal code
A set of letters and/or numbers in an address that identifies the area where mail should be delivered.
Please enter your postal code to complete the order.
postal money order
A money order issued or handled by a post office for sending money to someone.
I sent the rent as postal money because the recipient had no bank account.
postbox
A public box where people put letters to be collected and delivered by mail.
I dropped the letter into the red postbox outside the post office.
postcard/ˈpoʊstkɑːrd/n
A card for sending a message by mail without an envelope, usually with a picture on one side.
postmark
a mark stamped on mail that shows when and where it was sent
The postmark on the envelope showed that it had been mailed from Denver on Monday.
press/pres/
v. apply pressure, push, squeeze, compact; n. printing device, printing press, media, news organizations
receipt/rɪˈsiːt/
A written statement showing that you have received money or goods.
receive/rɪˈsiːv/
v. get, obtain, accept, take
receiver/rɪˈsiːvər/n
n. recipient, device, telephone part, handset
recipient/rɪˈsɪpiənt/
A person or thing that receives or is given something.
seal/ˈsiɫɪŋ/
n. a sea mammal with smooth fur and flippers, which swims well and lives partly on land; n. a mark or piece of wax used to close a letter; v. to close something tightly.
send/send/v
v. dispatch, forward, communicate, relay
sender/ˈsɛndɚ/
n. the person who posts a letter or parcel, or who sends a message.
sign/saɪn/n
n. a board with words or a picture that gives information or a warning; v. to write your name on a document to show you agree.
signature/ˈsɪɡnətʃɝz/n
n. name, mark, characteristic, trait
staff/stæf/
n. team, personnel, stick, rod; v. employ, hire
stamp/stæmp/n
n. postage stamp, seal, imprint, mark; v. imprint, mark, post, mail
transfer/trænsˈfɜːr/
v. move, shift, convey, pass; n. movement, shift, document, authorization
weight/weɪt/n
n. heaviness, mass, gravity force, gravitational pull; v. measure, weigh, evaluate, consider