registered post
Britishnoun
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a Post Office service by which compensation is paid for loss or damage to mail for which a registration fee has been paid Compare recorded delivery
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mail sent by this service
Example Sentences
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The decision by the Transport Appeal Tribunal for Scotland said the LEZ fines could not be enforced as the council did not serve the fines using recorded or registered post.
From BBC ● Nov. 17, 2023
It’s been a registered post office since 1948.
From New York Times ● Aug. 20, 2016
Then she sealed the envelope, rang a bell, and told someone to despatch her letter by registered post.
From Mrs. Thompson A Novel by W. B. (William Babington) Maxwell
I'll take the greatest care of it; it shan't go out of my own personal possession, and I'll return it by registered post.
From Dead Men's Money by J. S. (Joseph Smith) Fletcher
These we send to-day, by registered post, direct to Bluestone and Fagg.
From Uncanny Tales by Mrs. Mary Louisa Molesworth
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