Mail Order

Definition: Mail Order

Mail Order

Noun

1. A purchase negotiated by mail.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Crosswords: Mail Order

From a mail order catalog, money made by sellin' hogs ("Coal Miner's Daughter"; performing artist: Loretta Lynn)

Mail Order Confidential (1968)

That Mail Order Suit (1913)

The Mail Order Wife (1912)

Mail Order Bride (1984)

I Was a Mail Order Bride (1982)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

References

• The Mail Order Market in the Netherlands: A Strategic Entry Report, 1996 (reference)

• Mail Order in Germany: A Strategic Entry Report, 1998 (reference)

• The 2000-2005 Outlook for Nonstore Retailers and Mail Order in Asia (reference)

• The 2003-2008 World Outlook for Retail Sales by Mail Order (reference)

  (more reference examples)

Books

• Building a Mail Order Business: A Complete Manual for Success (4th Ed) (reference)

• How to Get Rich in Mail Order (reference)

  (more book examples)

Periodicals

• Mail Order Multi-channel Cd-rom (reference)

• Directory Of Mail Order Catalogs (reference)

  (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies

• Mail Order Mayhem/Law & Disord (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music

• Mail Order Is Fun (reference)

• Mail Order Justice (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

High Tech

• Fellowes Custom Mail Order Keyguard Keyboard Seal/Skin Fits Snugly (reference)

• Your Profitable Mail Order Made E-Z Online (reference)

  (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Business

Interestingly, consumers of all age groups purchase via mail order. (references)

Mail order catalogues are especially important for bed products and bedding. (references)

After several years of stagnation, the mail order industry in Germany is growing again. (references)

Economic History

Senegal

There is no mail order marketing. (references)

Japan

Direct marketing and mail order being two major sales channels. (references)

Guatemala

Telemarketing and mail order sales are not common in Guatemala. (references)

Political Economy

MALAYSIA

The paid-up capital requirement for single-level and mail order companies is RM 500,000 ($131,578). Existing licensed companies will be given one year to comply with this ruling. (references)

Trade

France

Price: The price (including all taxes) must be marked on all pre-packaged goods, unless they are sold by mail order. (references)

Worker Rights

Russia

Many traffickers place ads in newspapers or public places for overseas employment; some employ women to pose as returned workers to recruit victims; some place Internet or other ads for mail order brides; some were recruited by partners or friends. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Expressions using "mail order": mail order business ♦ mail order firm ♦ mail order house ♦ mail order selling. Additional references.

Albanian

firmë që shet me korrecpondencë (mail order house). (various references)

Bulgarian 

поръчка по пощата. (various references)

Chinese 

函購 . (various references)

Czech

objednávka poštou. (various references)

Finnish

postimyynti (mail order business). (various references)

French

vente par correspondance (mail order selling). (various references)

German

Bestellung (appointment, booking, commission, designation, errand, mail-order, message, nomination, order, ordering, reservation, subscription, teleshopping, tillage). (various references)

Greek 

ταχυδρομική παραγγελία. (various references)

Hungarian

postai megrendeléssel kiszolgáló áruház (mail order house). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

通信販売 , メール交換 (10^6, correspondence, exchange of letters, mace, mail, mailer, mailing, mailing list, main, main amp, main bank, main course, main culture, main event, main gate, main pole, main stand, main street, main table, main title, mainframe, main-memory, make, make-up, mate, mechanic, mechanical, mechanical automation, mechanics, mechanism, mechatronics, mega-, mega trend, megacycle, megaton, MT), メートル法 (maid, mail, mail survey, mailing, mailing list, mail-reader, mail-system, metric system, Moebius). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

メールオーダー , メイルオーダー , つうし�"は�"ばい. (various references)

Manx

oardagh trooid yn phost. (various references)

Pig Latin

ailmay orderay.(various references)

Portuguese

carteiro (letter carrier, mailman, postman). (various references)

Romanian

comandã prin poştã. (various references)

Russian 

комм)заказ по почте. (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

robna kuća za primanje (mail order house). (various references)

Spanish

pedido postal. (various references)

Swedish

postorder (mail-order). (various references)

Turkish

posta siparişi. (various references)

Ukranian 

поштове замвлення. (various references)

Welsh

archeb bost (postal order). (various references)

Misspellings

"Mail Order" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: mailorder. (additional references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: airdrome.

-2 letters: admirer, armoire, armored, dariole, earldom, lardier, loamier, lorimer, marlier, married, melodia, mirador, moldier, remorid.

-3 letters: admire, adorer, amidol, arider, ariled, derail, dermal, dialer, dormer, dormie, eidola, irreal, laired, larder, loader, loamed, mailed, mailer, marled, marred, medial, medlar, meloid, milder, milord, moiled, moiler, molder, morale, ordeal, radome, raider, railed, railer, ramrod, redial, relaid, reload, remail, remold, remora, roadie, roamed, roamer, roared, roiled.

-4 letters: adore, aider, ailed, aimed, aimer, aired, airer, alder, amide, amido, amole, ardor, ariel, armed, armer, armor, aroid, darer, deair, derma, dimer, direr, dolma, domal, drail, dream, drear, drier, email, ideal, idler, irade, lader, laird, lamed, lamer, liard, lidar, limed, madre, maile, medal, media, miler, mired, modal, model, moira, moire, molar, morae, moral, morel, oared, oiled, oiler, older, oldie, order, oread, oriel, ormer, radio, ramie, rared, realm, rearm, redia, reoil, rider, riled, rimed, rimer.

-5 letters: aero, aide, alme, aloe, amid, amie, amir, arid, aril, dale, dame, dare, deal, dear, deil, deli, demo, derm, dial, diel, dime, diol, dire, dirl, doer, dole, dome, dore, dorm, dorr, dram, earl, emir, idea, idem, idle, idol, ilea, ired, lade, laid, lair, lame, lard, lari, lead, lear, liar, lido, lied, lier, lima, lime, limo, lira, lire, load, loam, lode, lord, lore, made, maid, mail, mair, male, mare, marl, mead, meal, meld, merl, mild, mile, milo, mire, mode, modi, moil, mola, mold, mole, mora, more, odea, olea, omer, orad, oral, orle, orra, raid, rail, rale, rami, rare, read, real, ream, rear, redo, rial, ride, riel, rile, rime, road, roam, roar, rode, roil, role.

+2 letters: demoralizer, dimercaprol.

+3 letters: demoralizers, dimercaprols, formularized, hemorrhoidal, renormalized.

+4 letters: hemorrhoidals.

+5 letters: chlorpropamide, overglamorized, radiotelemetry, ultramodernist.

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