special delivery
A kind of postal service in which, for an extra fee, letters and packages are…A kind of postal service in which, for an extra fee, letters and packages are delivered in a highly expedited manner by a special courier.
» Please send this by special delivery.
Bitte verschicken Sie das als Eilsendung. — Esperantostern
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3 senses(uncountable)A kind of postal service in which, for an extra fee, letters and packages are delivered in a highly expedited manner by a special courier.
(countable)A particular posted letter or package which is delivered in this manner; a particular act of conveying such letters or packages to one or more recipients.
(broadly, countable, humorous, idiomatic, sometimes, uncountable)Something—whether desirable or undesirable—which is intentionally given to a specific individual or which an individual receives rapidly and unexpectedly; the personalized, direct quality of the transmission of such an item.
- mail that is delivered by a special carrier (for an additional charge)
Examples
10 sentencesPlease send this by special delivery.
deBitte verschicken Sie das als Eilsendung. — Esperantostern
Can you make it special delivery?
Please send it by special delivery.
dePer Eilzustellung bitte! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Send this by special delivery.
Please send this special delivery.
Translations
1 languagesForms
plural: special deliveries| Singular | special delivery |
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable