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Definition of "postal" []

  • Of or relating to a post office or mail service. (adjective)
  • Go postal Slang To become extremely angry or deranged, especially in an outburst of violence. (idiom)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "postal" in a sentence
  • "Many in postal management are driven only by securing higher pay and bonuses."
  • "Strong mail volume this month might add enough revenue to justify making the $5.5 billion payment to the government, but it would still leave little in postal coffers, said sources familiar with the process but not authorized to speak on the record."
  • "But he's looking to reduce the mail agency's real estate portfolio by focusing more on expanding about 100,000 "access points" where people can obtain postal goods and services -- locations ranging from Office Depots to pharmacies with stamp machines."