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Princeton's WordNet

  1. mail ordernoun

    a purchase negotiated by mail

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  1. mail ordernoun

    A system of commerce in which one orders goods from a remote store which are then shipped by mail.

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  1. Mail order

    Mail order is the buying of goods or services by mail delivery. The buyer places an order for the desired products with the merchant through some remote method such as through a telephone call or web site. Then, the products are delivered to the customer. The products are typically delivered directly to an address supplied by the customer, such as a home address, but occasionally the orders are delivered to a nearby retail location for the customer to pick up. Some merchants also allow the goods to be shipped directly to a third party consumer, which is an effective way to send a gift to an out-of-town recipient. A mail order catalogue is a publication containing a list of general merchandise from a company. Companies who publish and operate mail order catalogues are referred to as cataloguers within the industry. Cataloguers buy or manufacture goods then market those goods to prospects (prospective customers). Cataloguers may "rent" names from list brokers or cooperative databases. The catalogue itself is published in a similar fashion as any magazine publication and distributed through a variety of means, usually via a postal service and the internet. Sometimes supermarket products do mail order promotions, whereby people can send in the UPC plus shipping and handling to get a product made especially for the company.

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  1. mail order

    Mail order is a method of buying and selling goods and services where the customer places an order via mail, telephone or online, and the product is delivered to their doorstep, usually through the postal or courier system. The purchased items could be from catalogs, television commercials, or online stores. Payment is typically made in advance, through online banking, credit or debit cards, or through cash on delivery method.

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  1. Mail order

    Mail order is a term which describes the buying of goods or services by mail delivery. The buyer places an order for the desired products with the merchant through some remote method such as through a telephone call or web site. Then, the products are delivered to the customer. The products are typically delivered directly to an address supplied by the customer, such as a home address, but occasionally the orders are delivered to a nearby retail location for the customer to pick up. Some merchants also allow the goods to be shipped directly to a third party consumer, which is an effective way to send a gift to an out-of-town recipient. A mail order catalogue is a publication containing a list of general merchandise from a company. Companies who publish and operate mail order catalogues are referred to as cataloguers within the industry. Cataloguers buy or manufacture goods then market those goods to prospects. Many cataloguers, just as with most retailers, are increasingly buying goods from China. Cataloguers "rent" names from list brokers or cooperative databases. The catalogue itself is published in a similar fashion as any magazine publication and distributed through a variety of means, usually via a postal service and the internet.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of mail order in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of mail order in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of mail order in a Sentence

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    We believe that Optum... is taking these actions merely to force its members to use only its pharmacy for mail-order sales.


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