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61mail — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a letters and parcels etc. conveyed by post. b the postal system. c one complete delivery or collection of mail. d one delivery of letters to one place, esp. to a business on one occasion. 2 a vehicle carrying mail. 3 hist. a bag… …
62mail — [[t]me͟ɪl[/t]] ♦♦♦ mails, mailing, mailed 1) N SING: the N, also by N The mail is the public service or system by which letters and parcels are collected and delivered. Your check is in the mail... People had to renew their motor vehicle… …
63mail — 1 /meIl/ noun 1 the mail especially AmE the system of collecting and delivering letters, packages etc; post 1 (1): The mail here s really slow and unreliable. | in the mail: Your photos are in the mail. | I ll put the check in the mail. | by mail …
64mail — I. noun Etymology: Middle English male, maille, from Old English māl agreement, pay, from Old Norse māl speech, agreement; akin to Old English mǣl speech Date: before 12th century chiefly Scottish payment, rent II. noun Usage: often attributive …
65mail-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… …
66mail — /meɪl/ noun 1. a system of sending letters and parcels from one place to another ● The cheque was lost in the mail. ● The invoice was put in the mail yesterday. ● Mail to some of the islands in the Pacific can take six weeks. ♦ by mail using the… …
67mail´less — mail1 «mayl», noun, verb, adjective. –n. 1. letters, postcards, papers, and parcels to be sent by post: »The postman rested his sack of mail on the ledge under the mailbox. 2. the system by which such mail is sent; post. It is managed in the… …
68mail*/ — [meɪl] noun I 1) [U] letters and parcels that are delivered by the post office Syn: post The mail arrived early today.[/ex] I haven t had a chance to open my mail yet.[/ex] There was nothing interesting in the mail this morning.[/ex] 2) [U] the… …
69mail order — noun a purchase negotiated by mail (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑order, ↑purchase order * * * ˌmail ˈorder [mail order mail orders] noun …
70mail — I n 1. letters, packages, messages, missives; post, correspondence, communication; air mail, sea mail, parcel post, special delivery, certified mail, registered mail. 2. mails postal system, post office, postal service, Chiefly Brit. post. v 3.… …
