- certified mail
- noun Date: 1955 first class mail for which proof of delivery is secured but no indemnity value is claimed
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
certified mail
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certified mail — n. A delivery service offered by the United States Postal Service that is often used to send legal notices to addresses within the United States. Upon the payment of a fee, the sender is given a receipt when an item is mailed and a record of the… … Law dictionary
certified mail — A service that provides the sender with a mailing receipt. A record of delivery is kept at the post office of address. This type of mail must be sent at First Class Mail or Priority Mail rates. Certified mail may be combined with return receipt… … Glossary of postal terms
certified mail — ☆ certified mail n. 1. a postal service for recording the mailing and delivery of a piece of first class mail 2. mail recorded by this service: it is not insurable … English World dictionary
certified mail — noun uncount AMERICAN mail that is recorded when you send it and again when the post office delivers it The person you sent it to signs their name to prove they received it. British recorded delivery … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
certified mail — n [U] AmE a way of sending post in which someone records that you have sent it, and the person it is sent to must sign their name to prove they have received it British Equivalent: recorded delivery … Dictionary of contemporary English
Certified Mail — United States 15c certified mail stamp of 1955, postman Certified Mail is a type of Special Service mail offered by the United States Postal Service and other postal services that allows the sender proof of mailing, as well as proof of… … Wikipedia
certified mail — noun : first class mail for which proof of delivery is secured but no indemnity value is claimed compare registered mail * * * noun [noncount] US : mail for which a person must sign an official document stating that it has been received He sent… … Useful english dictionary
certified mail — cer′tified mail′ n. phi uninsured first class mail requiring proof of delivery • Etymology: 1950–55 … From formal English to slang
certified mail — Form of mail similar to registered mail by which sender may require return receipt from addressee … Black's law dictionary
certified mail — Form of mail similar to registered mail by which sender may require return receipt from addressee … Black's law dictionary
