sub-post office

noun

A post office run by a self-employed subpostmaster on behalf of the central post office.

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Meanings

nounsub-post office (plural sub-post offices)

plural sub-post offices

  1. UKA post office run by a self-employed subpostmaster on behalf of the central post office.

Origin

From sub- + post office.

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APA

sub-post office. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sub-post%20office

MLA

“sub-post office.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sub-post%20office. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sub-post office,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sub-post%20office.

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