delivery by parcel post

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• Parcel post — is a service of a postal administration for sending parcels through the post. It is generally one of the less expensive ways to ship packages that are too heavy to be sent by regular letter post and is usually a slower method of transportation.… …   Wikipedia

• Parcel post — Parcel Par cel, n. [F. parcelle a small part, fr. (assumed) LL. particella, dim. of L. pars. See {Part}, n., and cf. {Particle}.] 1. A portion of anything taken separately; a fragment of a whole; a part. [Archaic] A parcel of her woe. Chaucer.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Parcel post — Par cel post That branch of the post office having to do with the collection, transmission, and delivery of parcels[4]. The British Inland Parcel Post was established in 1883. The rates in 1913, dating from 1897, were 3d. for parcels not… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• parcel post — Synonyms and related words: PP, RD, RFD, airmail, book post, correspondence, direct mail, direct mail selling, express, fourth class mail, frank, halfpenny post, junk mail, letter post, letters, mail, mail order selling, mailing list, newspaper… …   Moby Thesaurus

• Post-office box — redirects here. For the electrical device, see Post Office Box (electricity). A Post Office box full of mail …   Wikipedia

• Parcel — Par cel, n. [F. parcelle a small part, fr. (assumed) LL. particella, dim. of L. pars. See {Part}, n., and cf. {Particle}.] 1. A portion of anything taken separately; a fragment of a whole; a part. [Archaic] A parcel of her woe. Chaucer. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Parcel office — Parcel Par cel, n. [F. parcelle a small part, fr. (assumed) LL. particella, dim. of L. pars. See {Part}, n., and cf. {Particle}.] 1. A portion of anything taken separately; a fragment of a whole; a part. [Archaic] A parcel of her woe. Chaucer.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• delivery — [n1] transfer, transmittal carting, commitment, consignment, conveyance, dispatch, distribution, drop, freighting, giving over, handing over, impartment, intrusting, mailing, parcel post, portage, post, rendition, shipment, surrender,… …   New thesaurus

• parcel — noun (esp. BrE) 1 something wrapped in paper, etc. ⇨ See also ↑package ADJECTIVE ▪ large ▪ little, small ▪ We left little parcels outside each person s door. ▪ brown paper …   Collocations dictionary

• post — Synonyms and related words: Hermes, Iris, Mercury, PP, Paul Revere, Pheidippides, RD, RFD, Samson post, accredit, acquaint, acropolis, advertise, advise, affiliate, affix, air express, airfreight, airmail, angle, announce, appoint, appointment,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• Delivery — The tender and receipt of an actual commodity or financial instrument in settlement of a futures contract. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * delivery de‧liv‧er‧y [dɪˈlɪvri] noun deliveries PLURALFORM 1. [countable, uncountable] the act …   Financial and business terms