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direct mail

n.
Advertising or marketing announcements sent by mail without being requested to residences and workplaces.
di·rect′-mail′ adj.
direct mailer n.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

direct′ mail′


n.
mail, usu. consisting of advertising matter, appeals for donations, or the like, sent to large numbers of people.
[1925–30]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.direct mail - advertising sent directly to prospective customers via the maildirect mail - advertising sent directly to prospective customers via the mail
ad, advert, advertisement, advertising, advertizement, advertizing - a public promotion of some product or service
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Translations
message publiposté

direct mail

n → mailing m
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