drop letter

American  

noun

1. a letter that is mailed to a local address at a post office without city delivery or a rural delivery service and must be picked up by the addressee.

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Etymology

Origin of drop letter

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45

Example Sentences

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drop letter

Georgetown Law decided Friday to drop letter grades for students pursuing JD degrees.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 6, 2020

"Here's a drop letter for you, Jack," remarked Gif, who was distributing some of the mail.

From The Rover Boys on Snowshoe Island or, The Old Lumberman's Treasure Box by Stratemeyer, Edward

The drop letter system places an immense amount of business in the hands of these stations.

From The Secrets of the Great City by McCabe, James Dabney

At the post-office March reined in his horse while Deacon Usher brought out a drop letter from Henry Fair.

From John March, Southerner by Cable, George W.

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 Tiffany, John Kerr