mail

Universal Words noun, verb noun [U] 1 (BrE also post) the official system used for sending and delivering letters, packages, etc: a mail service / train / van * the Royal Mail * Your cheque is in the mail. * We do our business by mail. seealsoAIRMAIL, SNAILMAIL, VOICEMAIL 2 (BrE also post) letters, packages, etc. that are sent and delivered: There isn't much mail today. * I sat down to open the mail. * Is there a letter from them in the mail? * hate mail (= letters containing insults and threats) seealsoJUNKMAIL, SURFACEMAIL 3 messages that are sent or received on a computer: Check regularly for new mail. seealsoELECTRONICMAIL, E-MAIL 4 used in the title of some newspapers: the Mail on Sunday 5 = CHAINMAIL: a coat of mail -< POST verb ~ sth (to sb/sth)