- parcel post
- noun Date: 1837 1. a mail service handling parcels 2. packages handled by parcel post
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
parcel post
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Parcel post — is a service of a postal administration for sending parcels through the post. It is generally one of the less expensive ways to ship packages that are too heavy to be sent by regular letter post and is usually a slower method of transportation.… … Wikipedia
Parcel post — Parcel Par cel, n. [F. parcelle a small part, fr. (assumed) LL. particella, dim. of L. pars. See {Part}, n., and cf. {Particle}.] 1. A portion of anything taken separately; a fragment of a whole; a part. [Archaic] A parcel of her woe. Chaucer.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Parcel post — Par cel post That branch of the post office having to do with the collection, transmission, and delivery of parcels[4]. The British Inland Parcel Post was established in 1883. The rates in 1913, dating from 1897, were 3d. for parcels not… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
parcel post — n [U] the slowest and cheapest system of sending parcels by post in the US … Dictionary of contemporary English
parcel post — parcel ,post noun uncount the mail service used for sending packages in the U.S … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Parcel Post — A subclass of Standard Mail with rates based generally on weight and zone … Glossary of postal terms
parcel post — n. 1. a mail service and system for carrying and delivering parcels not over a specified weight and size 2. mail handled by this service; fourth class mail … English World dictionary
parcel post — /ˈpasəl poʊst/ (say pahsuhl pohst) noun 1. a branch of a postal service charged with conveying parcels. –phrase 2. have come up by parcel post, Colloquial to be inexperienced, as of a new arrival …
parcel post — / pɑ:s(ə)l pəυst/ noun a mail service for sending parcels ● Send the order by parcel post … Marketing dictionary in english
parcel-post zone — An area prescribed by regulation for the purpose of determining the rate to be charged for a parcel mailed to be carried as parcel post, there being a number of such areas, each progressively farther from the office in which a parcel is mailed… … Ballentine's law dictionary
