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| presort |
to sort (mail) according to zip code before delivery to the post office. |
| puerperal fever |
an infection, often fatal, of the endometrium or bloodstream, that occurs during or just after childbirth, usu. caused by unsanitary conditions surrounding delivery. |
| RD |
abbreviation of "rural delivery," delivery of mail along rural routes, usu. to a roadside mailbox rather than to the door. |
| receipt |
to write out a slip in acknowledgment of (a payment or delivery). [1/5 definitions] |
| redelivery |
combined form of delivery. |
| route |
the usual area covered or the regular stops made by a salesperson, delivery person, or the like. [1/4 definitions] |
| royal mail |
in the UK, the governmental organization that oversees the delivery of mail. |
| rural delivery |
delivery of mail along rural routes, usu. to a roadside mailbox rather than to the door. |
| rural route |
a mail-delivery route that serves a rural area. |
| send |
to cause to be transmitted, as by mail or delivery service. [1/7 definitions] |
| send out |
to order something for delivery. [1/7 definitions] |
| special delivery |
a postal service that guarantees, for a fee, the delivery of a piece of mail by messenger. |
| stamp |
a small, usu. rectangular and gummed piece of paper printed with a design and attached to mail to show that the fee for delivery has been paid; postage stamp. [1/15 definitions] |
| third-class |
of or designating the class below second class, as in railroad passenger accommodations, postal delivery, or the like. [1/3 definitions] |
| Zip Code |
trademark for a system using a code of five or more digits to designate every postal delivery area in the United States. |
| zone |
one of numerous numbered areas in the United States, used to expedite the delivery of mail. [1/11 definitions] |
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