overnight telegram
- a type of domestic telegram sent at a reduced rate with a minimum charge for 10 words or less and accepted until midnight for delivery the following day.
- the service offering such a telegram. Abbreviation: OTCompare fast telegram, personal-opinion telegram.
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Origin of overnight telegram
First recorded in 1950–55
Formerly night letter.
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