certified mail

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noun

uninsured first-class mail requiring proof of delivery.

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Origin of certified mail

First recorded in 1950–55

Words nearby certified mail

certification, certification mark, certified, certified accountant, certified check, certified mail, certified milk, certified pasteurized milk, certified professional secretary, certified public accountant, certify

How to use certified mail in a sentence

We now offer state-mandated informed-consent materials via certified mail, thus starting the clock on the 48-hour waiting period and eliminating one visit, which can be critical for patients traveling hundreds of miles.
What We Fear in the Wake of the Texas Abortion Law|Leah Torres|September 28, 2021|Time
The final piece, which Meyers sent via certified mail Tuesday, is expected to arrive by Saturday.
A Cubs fan needed one ticket to complete his epic collection. A Nats fan came through.|Scott Allen|December 26, 2020|Washington Post
“We went on to Tramp…He was the most hideous dancer I had ever seen,” she tells the Mail.
From Playboy Prince to Dirty Old Man?|Tom Sykes|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
He said the video was “a promotional thing” that he received in the mail at his church office.
Exposed: The Gay-Bashing Pastor’s Same-Sex Assault|M.L. Nestel|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST

I knew because I rifled through his mail that terrible October morning.
I Was Gang Raped at a UVA Frat 30 Years Ago, and No One Did Anything|Liz Seccuro|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Hitchcock arrives about ten o'clock, reads his mail, and answers the few phone calls he gets.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“For the record, I do not believe unions belong in government—including the police force,” Sherk said in an e-mail.
The GOP and Police Unions: A Love Story|Eleanor Clift|December 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
So it went, the time passed, and he could scarcely wait until the stage reached the little town where he now received his mail.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux
Under it the preachers sometimes paused on their return from the postoffice where they received their mail every afternoon.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux
As soon as he has been appointed it is the duty of the referee to notify him in person or by mail of his appointment.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles
"I received this letter by the afternoon mail," said Mr. Carr, taking one from the safe enclosure of his pocket-book.
Elster's Folly|Mrs. Henry Wood
Mail matter may be carried by private persons, but this is limited to special trips.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles