drop letter
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of drop letter
An Americanism dating back to 1835–45
Example Sentences
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Georgetown Law decided Friday to drop letter grades for students pursuing JD degrees.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 6, 2020
There was seldom a night that some one was not laughing contemptuously or frowning fiercely over a "drop letter," as we called them.
From Stage Confidences by Clara Morris
It must be a drop letter, as no mail has been received this morning.'
From The Comstock Club by Charles Carroll Goodwin
The drop letter rate of postage will remain the same as now.
From History of the Postage Stamps of the United States of America by John Kerr Tiffany
The drop letter system places an immense amount of business in the hands of these stations.
From The Secrets of the Great City by James Dabney McCabe
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