The bag or bags with the letters, papers, or other matter contained therein, conveyed under public authority from one post office to another; the whole system of appliances used by government in the conveyance and delivery of mail matter.
That which comes in the mail; letters, etc., received through the post office.
A trunk, box, or bag, in which clothing, etc., may be carried.
To deliver into the custody of the postoffice officials, or place in a government letter box, for transmission by mail; to post; as, to mail a letter.
In the electronic world, "mail" means electronic mail, specifically Internet mail. (Also frequently called "email" or "E-mail", or in Fidonet Technology BBS networks, "netmail.") The term for the stuff which you print on paper, put in an envelope, and entrust to the Post Office is "snail mail."
A term used to refer collectively to letters.
the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
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'"
a conveyance that transports mail
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"
This is a generic term for anything sent through the post.
letters, postcards, ads, magazines, and packages delivered to a certain address
Materials, such as letters and packages, handled in a postal system. Anything delivered or conveyed by the same.
Any mailable matter that is accepted for mail processing and delivery by the USPS. Also, the sum total of the mail at any time that is in USPS custody. To deposit a mailable item in a collection box or present the item (or a mailing for large quantities of mailpieces) at a post office or business mail entry unit.
dispatches of correspondence and other objects tendered by and intended for delivery by means of the postal service. (Glossary of Terms in Statistics 1985, National Economic and Development Authority)
Consists of letters, publications, or packages delivered by the U.S. Postal Service or by other established and authorized carriers. Referenced by 450.100 - Mail for Offenders 450.110 - Mail for Work Release Offenders
A letter in a physical or electronic form.
Mail is part of the postal system which itself is a system wherein written documents typically enclosed in envelopes, and also small packages containing other matter, are delivered to destinations around the world. Anything sent through the postal system is called mail or post In Australia, Canada and the U.S., mail is commonly used both for the postal system and for letters and parcels; in New Zealand, post is more common for the postal system and mail for the material delivered; in the UK, post prevails in both senses. However, the British, American, Australian, and Canadian national postal services are called, respectively, Royal Mail, United States Postal Service, Australia Post, and Canada Post; in addition, such fixed phrases as post office or junk mail are found throughout the English-speaking world. .