mail order business

  • 1mail-order business — ▪ business also called  Direct mail Marketing,         method of merchandising in which the seller s offer is made through mass mailing of a circular or catalog or through an advertisement placed in a newspaper or magazine and in which the buyer… …

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  • 2mail-order business — / meɪl ɔ:də ˌbɪznɪs/ noun a company which sells its products by mail …

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  • 3Mail-order bride — is a label applied to a woman who publishes her intent to marry someone from another, usually more financially developed, country.[1] This term is considered offensive by some definitions.[2] The mail order bride industry is the economic trade of …

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  • 4mail order — ˌmail ˈorder noun [uncountable] COMMERCE a method of buying and selling in which the buyer chooses goods at home, either from a catalogue (= a book containing pictures and descriptions of goods for sale) or from the Internet, and has them sent to …

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  • 5mail-order — ˌmail ˈorder noun [uncountable] COMMERCE a method of buying and selling in which the buyer chooses goods at home, either from a catalogue (= a book containing pictures and descriptions of goods for sale) or from the Internet, and has them sent to …

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  • 6Mail order — Cover of a mail order catalogue for scientific equipment. Mail order is a term which describes the buying of goods or services by mail delivery. The buyer places an order for the desired products with the merchant through some remote method such… …

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  • 7mail-order house — ☆ mail order house n. a business establishment that takes mail orders and sends goods by mail …

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  • 8mail-order house — noun : a retail establishment whose business is conducted by mail * * * a retail firm that conducts its business by receiving orders and shipping its merchandise through the mail and that supplies its customers with catalogs, circulars, etc.… …

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  • 9mail-order — /ˈmeɪl ɔdə/ (say mayl awduh) verb (t) 1. to send or receive (goods, etc.) by mail order. –adjective 2. of or relating to a business, etc., dealing mainly in mail orders …

  • 10mail-order — adj. Mail order is used with these nouns: ↑bride, ↑business, ↑catalogue, ↑firm, ↑pharmacy …

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