mail

/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 postal services, not sending something by hand or by messenger

♦ to send a package by surface mail to send a package by land or sea, not by air

♦ by sea mail sent by post abroad, using a ship

♦ by air mail sent by post abroad, using a plane

♦ we sent the order by first-class mail we sent the order by the most expensive mail service, designed to be faster

2. letters sent or received

● Has the mail arrived yet?

● The first thing I do is open the mail.

● The receipt was in this morning’s mail.

3. same as email

■ verb

1. to send something by post

● to mail a letter

● We mailed our order last Wednesday.

● They mailed their catalogue to three thousand customers in Europe.

2. same as email