Mail

  • 71mail — /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… …

    Dictionary of banking and finance

  • 72mail — 1. noun /meɪl/ a) regular delivery of letters and small parcels. Dont forget to pick up the mail on your way. b) An organisation which operates such service (e.g. in Britain the Royal Mail) The following are the hours at which the letter box of… …

    Wiktionary

  • 73mail — I [[t]meɪl[/t]] n. 1) letters, packages, etc., sent or delivered by the postal service 2) a single collection or delivery of such postal matter 3) Also, mails. the system, usu. operated by the government, for sending or delivering such postal… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 74Mail — a typoe of armour formed of rings punched from a sheet of metal, or individually riveted together. A coat of mail could have over 20, 000 rings in it. Mail was flexible, and when properly belted, reasonably comfortable, but was insufficient… …

    Medieval glossary

  • 75mail — 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 …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 76mail-in — /mayl in /, adj. 1. conducted or responding by mail: a mail in referendum. n. 2. something conducted or returned by mail, as a questionnaire or vote. [adj., n. use of v. phrase mail in] * * * …

    Universalium

  • 77mail — e mail Término inglés que significa ‘sistema de transmisión de mensajes o archivos de un terminal a otro a través de redes informáticas’, ‘dirección para la recepción de mensajes enviados mediante este sistema’ y ‘mensaje así enviado’. Su uso así …

    Diccionario panhispánico de dudas

  • 78mail — 1. noun the mail arrived Syn: letters, correspondence; postal system, postal service, post office; delivery, collection; e mail; chiefly Brit. post; informal snail mail 2. verb we mailed the card Syn: send, dispatch …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 79mail — 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… …

  • 80mail-in — /mayl in /, adj. 1. conducted or responding by mail: a mail in referendum. n. 2. something conducted or returned by mail, as a questionnaire or vote. [adj., n. use of v. phrase mail in] …

    Useful english dictionary

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