- junk mail
- noun Date: 1954 third-class mail (as advertising circulars)
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junk mail
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junk mail — ➔ mail1 * * * junk mail UK US noun [U] COMMUNICATIONS, MARKETING ► advertising material that is sent to homes and businesses without their asking for it: »Over 3.3 billion items of junk mail were delivered by the Royal Mail last year. → Compare… … Financial and business terms
Junk mail — could mean: * Advertising mail received through the post. * Spam (electronic) * The Norwegian film Budbringeren ( Junk Mail ) * The Seinfeld episode, The Junk Mail … Wikipedia
junk mail — Junk mail (alternatively known as direct mail) is sent unsolicited through the post. The availability of huge computer databases has enabled the direct mailing of millions of people. From the merchandisers’ point of view, this is a cheap way… … Encyclopedia of contemporary British culture
junk mail — /dʒankˈmeil, ingl. dʒʌŋkmeɪl/ [loc. ingl., propr. «corrispondenza elettronica (e mail) spazzatura (junk)»] loc. sost. f. inv. CFR. spamming … Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione
Junk Mail — [dt. »Ramsch E Mail«], Spam Mail … Universal-Lexikon
junk mail — junk ,mail noun uncount advertising and other information sent to you by mail, e mail, or FAX, although you did not ask for it and do not want it … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
junk mail — ☆ junk mail n. advertisements, solicitations, etc. mailed in large quantities, usually by third class mail … English World dictionary
junk mail — n [U] letters, especially advertisements, that are sent by organizations to large numbers of people used to show disapproval … Dictionary of contemporary English
junk mail — junk′ mail n. unsolicited commercial material, as advertisements and requests for donations, mailed in bulk • Etymology: 1950–55, amer … From formal English to slang
junk mail — ► NOUN informal ▪ unsolicited advertising material sent by post … English terms dictionary
junk mail — noun third class mail consisting of advertising and often addressed to resident or occupant • Hypernyms: ↑third class mail, ↑third class * * * noun Etymology: junk (I) : third class mail (as circulars … Useful english dictionary
