second class

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• second-class — ˈsecond class adjective [only before a noun] 1. second class mail is cheaper to send than first class mail because it takes slightly longer to be delivered: • We aim to deliver 96% of second class letters by the third working day after collection …   Financial and business terms

• second class — ˈsecond class adjective [only before a noun] 1. second class mail is cheaper to send than first class mail because it takes slightly longer to be delivered: • We aim to deliver 96% of second class letters by the third working day after collection …   Financial and business terms

• second-class — adj [only before noun] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(people)¦ 2¦(lower standard)¦ 3¦(travel)¦ 4¦(mail)¦ 5¦(university degree)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) ¦(PEOPLE)¦ considered to be less important and less valuable than other people ▪ Why should old people be treated like second… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• second-class — adj [only before noun] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(people)¦ 2¦(lower standard)¦ 3¦(travel)¦ 4¦(mail)¦ 5¦(university degree)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) ¦(PEOPLE)¦ considered to be less important and less valuable than other people ▪ Why should old people be treated like second… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Second class — generally indicates a secondary level of service or importance. Specific uses of the term include:In Scouting:* Second Class Scout in Boy Scouting (Boy Scouts of America) * Second Class Scout in Ranks in the Boy Scouts of AmericaIn rail travel:*… …   Wikipedia

• Second-class — Sec ond class , a. Of the rank or degree below the best or highest; inferior; second rate; as, a second class house; a second class passage; a second class citizen. [1913 Webster +PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• second class — n [U] 1.) a way of travelling on a ship or train that is cheaper and less comfortable than ↑first class 2.) a way of delivering letters etc in Britain that is cheaper and slower than ↑first class 3.) the system in the US for delivering newspapers …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• second class — n [U] 1.) a way of travelling on a ship or train that is cheaper and less comfortable than ↑first class 2.) a way of delivering letters etc in Britain that is cheaper and slower than ↑first class 3.) the system in the US for delivering newspapers …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• second-class(1) — {adj.} 1. Belonging in the class that is next to the highest or next best. * /He was only a second class math student./ * /His parents traveled as second class passengers on the boat./ * /The periodical came as second class mail./ Compare: FIRST… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• second-class(1) — {adj.} 1. Belonging in the class that is next to the highest or next best. * /He was only a second class math student./ * /His parents traveled as second class passengers on the boat./ * /The periodical came as second class mail./ Compare: FIRST… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• second class — {n.} 1. The second best or highest group; the class next after the first. * /Joe was good enough in arithmetic to be put in the second class but was not good enough for the first./ Compare: FIRST CLASS. 2. The place or quarters, especially on a… …   Dictionary of American idioms