mail order
A system of commerce in which one orders goods from a remote store which are then…A system of commerce in which one orders goods from a remote store which are then shipped by mail.
» I got it mail order from Boston.
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1 senses(uncountable)A system of commerce in which one orders goods from a remote store which are then shipped by mail.
More definitions
- a purchase negotiated by mail
Examples
7 sentencesI got it mail order from Boston.
Mail order is the main form of direct marketing.
I would like to purchase your latest mail order catalogue.
An ideal pillow is available from a mail-order house.
Tom was scammed out of several thousand dollars while attempting to find a mail-order bride on the internet.
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1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable