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parcel post

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noun

(in the U.S. Postal Service) nonpreferential mail consisting of packages and parcels, weighing one pound or more sent at fourth-class rates.Compare fourth class.
the branch of a postal service that processes and delivers parcels.
the service this branch renders.

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RELATED WORDS

transmission, distribution, consignment, shipment, drop, commitment, dispatch, conveyance, rendition, post, surrender, portage, mailing, impartment

Nearby words

parca, parcae, parcel, parcel gilding, parcel out, parcel post, parcel tanker, parcel-gilt, parceling, parcenary, parcener

Origin of parcel post

First recorded in 1855–60
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

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