mail-order buying
catalog buying | buying goods to be shipped through the mail |
| mail fraud | use of the mails to defraud someone |
| mail call | a call of names of those receiving mail |
chiton
coat-of-mail shell
sea cradle
polyplacophore | primitive elongated bilaterally symmetrical marine mollusk having a mantle covered with eight calcareous plates |
body armor
body armour
suit of armor
suit of armour
coat of mail
cataphract | armor that protects the wearer's whole body |
chain mail
ring mail
mail
chain armor
chain armour
ring armor
ring armour | (Middle Ages) flexible armor made of interlinked metal rings |
| mail | a conveyance that transports the letters and packages that are conveyed by the postal system |
| mailbag mail pouch | pouch used in the shipment of mail |
mailboat
mail boat
packet packet boat | a boat for carrying mail |
| mail car | a railway car in which mail is transported and sorted |
| mail slot | a slot (usually in a door) through which mail can be delivered |
| mail train | a train that carries mail |
| pace rate | the relative speed of progress or change, he lived at a fast pace, he works at a great rate, the pace of events accelerated |
bargain rate
cheapness
cut rate
cut price | a price below the standard price |
mail
mail service
postal service
post | the system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office, the mail handles billions of items every day, he works for the United States mail service, in England they call mail `the post' |
| snail mail | any mail that is physically delivered by the postal service, email is much faster than snail mail |
first class
st class
firstlass mail
stlass mail | mail that includes letters and postcards and packages sealed against inspection |
express
express mail | mail that is distributed by a rapid and efficient system |
| bulk mail | mail consisting of large numbers of identical items (circulars or advertisements) sent to individual addresses at less than stlass rates and paid for in one lot |
| direct mail | advertising sent directly to prospective customers via the mail |
voice mail
voicemail | a computerized system for answering and routing telephone calls, telephone messages can be recorded and stored and relayed |
| mail | the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service |
thirdlass mail
third class | mail consisting of printed matter qualifying for reduced postal rates |
| junk mail | thirdlass mail consisting of advertising and often addressed to `resident' or `occupant' |
electronic mail
e-mail
email | (computer science) a system of world-wide electronic communication in which a computer user can compose a message at one terminal that can be regenerated at the recipient's terminal when the recipient logs in, you cannot send packages by electronic mail |
spam
junk e-mail | unwanted e-mail (usually of a commercial nature sent out in bulk) |
| mail order | a purchase negotiated by mail |
| air mail | mail that is sent by air transport |
| surface mail | mail that is sent by land or sea |
registered mail
registered post | mail that is registered by the post office when sent in order to assure safe delivery |
dead letter
dead mail | mail that can neither be delivered nor returned |
| Postal Rate Commission | an independent federal agency that recommends changes in postal rates |
mail
post | any particular collection of letters or packages that is delivered, your mail is on the table, is there any post for me?, she was opening her post |
| fan mail | mail sent to public figures from their admirers, he hired someone to answer his fan mail |
| hate mail | mail that expresses the writer's dislike or hatred (usually in offensive language) |
mailman
postman
mail carrier
letter carrier
carrier | a man who delivers the mail |
postal clerk
mail clerk | a clerk in a post office |
pay rate
rate of pay | amount of money received per unit time, women's pay rate is lower than men's |
payment rate
rate of payment
repayment rate
installment rate | the amount of money paid out per unit time |
| tax rate | rate used to calculate tax liability |
interest rate
rate of interest | the percentage of a sum of money charged for its use |
discount rate
discount bank discount | interest on an annual basis deducted in advance on a loan |
| bank rate | the discount rate fixed by a central bank |
| discount rate | the rate of interest set by the Federal Reserve that member banks are charged when they borrow money through the Federal Reserve System |
| base rate | the interest rate set by the Bank of England for lending to other banks |
| prime interest rate | the interest rate on short-term loans that banks charge their commercial customers with high credit ratings |
rate
charge per unit | amount of a charge or payment relative to some basis, a -minute phone call at that rate would cost $ |
freight
freightage
freight rate | the charge for transporting something by common carrier, we pay the freight, the freight rate is usually cheaper |
rate of depreciation
depreciation rate | the rate at which the value of property is reduced, used to calculate tax deduction |
rate of exchange
exchange rate | the charge for exchanging currency of one country for currency of another |