bulk mail
- noun
- /bʌlk meɪl/
- Texting
:
correo masivo
- The university blocked bulk mail that overloaded students' inboxes during exam season.
Examples
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I received a lot of bulk mail this week.
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Our email policy prevents sending unsolicited bulk mail to the department's contacts without approval.
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After signing up, she regretted receiving constant bulk mail from retailers and nonprofits.
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Have you seen the bulk mail from that company?
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Many businesses use bulk mail to reach thousands of potential customers at a lower cost.
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The charity relied on bulk mail to inform supporters about its upcoming fundraising events.
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During the holiday season, stores often send bulk mail to promote their sales and special offers.
Synonyms
724
1.0
A message sent over the internet to another person
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1.0
Messages sent or received over the internet
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1.8
A group of letters or ads sent together
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2.1
Unwanted letters and ads sent to many people
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1.0
A message that someone sends by computer to another person over the internet
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2.5
Email sent to many people that contains unwanted ads
An email sent to many people to tell them about products or offers
A message sent over the internet to another person
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'large quantities of mail' is directly derivable from combining 'bulk' (large volume) with 'mail' (items sent by post or electronic messages); the phrase simply denotes mail sent in bulk. This is a regular, compositional noun-noun combination found across languages and in related English phrases (e.g., 'buy in bulk'), so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily understand it.
Etymology
Bulk mail for email borrows from the postal idea: companies send a bulk of mail, many messages at once, to lots of inboxes for advertising or unwanted messages. So bulk mail in email means 'many emails sent at once, often for advertising or unwanted messages'.