mail delivery system
11mail-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… …
12mail — mail1 W3S3 [meıl] n [U] [Sense: 1 3; Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: male bag ] [Sense: 4; Date: 1200 1300; : French; Origin: maille, from Latin macula spot, woven threads ] 1.) the letters and packages that are delivered to you …
13mail — I. /meɪl / (say mayl) noun 1. letters, packages, etc., arriving or sent by post. 2. the system of transmission of letters, etc., by post. 3. a train or boat by which postal matter is carried. 4. Colloquial a rumour. –adjective 5. of or relating… …
14mail float — The time it takes a remittance to move from the remitter to the recipient through the mail. This period can range from one to several days. Also called remittance float; however, remittance float can also result from electronic rather than mail… …
15Mail truck — Mail van redirects here. For mail trains in the US, see Railway post office. For post trains in the UK, see Travelling Post Office. USPS service delivery truck in a residential area of San Francisco, California …
16Mail fraud — refers to any scheme which attempts to unlawfully obtain money or valuables in which the postal system is used at any point in the commission of a criminal offense. Mail fraud is a legal concept in the United States Code which can provide for… …
17mail — mail1 [māl] n. [ME male < OFr < MHG malhe, a traveling bag < OHG malaha, wallet] 1. a) Now Scot. a bag or piece of baggage b) Archaic a bag or packet of letters, etc. to be transported by post 2. a) letters, papers, packages, etc. h …
18vertical improved mail — (VIM) A mail service within high rise office buildings. The letter carrier provides delivery and collection of mail for the entire building by operating a small elevator from a mailroom or by using a call window or a centralized mail delivery… …
19Mail — (m[=a]l), n. [OE. male bag, OF. male, F. malle bag, trunk, mail, OHG. malaha, malha, wallet; akin to D. maal, male; cf. Gael. & Ir. mala, Gr. molgo s hide, skin.] 1. A bag; a wallet. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. The bag or bags with the… …
20Mail catcher — Mail Mail (m[=a]l), n. [OE. male bag, OF. male, F. malle bag, trunk, mail, OHG. malaha, malha, wallet; akin to D. maal, male; cf. Gael. & Ir. mala, Gr. molgo s hide, skin.] 1. A bag; a wallet. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. The bag or bags… …
