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e-mail

e-mail

1.3
The address people give others so they can send messages online
  • noun
  • /ˈiːˌmeɪl/
  • Texting
translation icon : dirección de correo electrónico
  • Routinely people would say to me, oh, my e-mail is aol@yahoo.com.

Don't don't post your your public PayPal e-mail 'cause people might try and scam you, right.

Examples

  • So let's think you know, my e-mail is with yahooyahoo.com.

  • Hi, my name is Sarah and my business e-mail Sarah bookings@gmail.com.

  • And so the e-mail account that I had I no longer have.

  • And if you have question, my e-mail is there.

  • Then why would you include that in the in the e-mail to sponsors?

  • As always, e-mail us at themonitor@wire.com.

  • We'll get Jamal's e-mail again, like CJ said.

  • They gave you their private e-mail willingly.

  • I use my MIT e-mail affiliation, just put MIT and a password.

  • Please send your application to my professional e-mail at sarah@example.com.

Synonyms

email
vse-mail
  • Texting
305 1.0

The address you use to send and receive messages online

is specified as the exact written contact used to identify a person
email address
vse-mail
  • Texting
80 2.3

A unique name used to send and receive email, like user@example.com

is described generally as the contact identifier without showing its form
e-mail address
vse-mail
  • Texting
30 1.1

A special name people use to send and receive messages online

is less specific about the internal structure of the identifier

Surface Forms

e-mail singular
emails plural
emails plural
email singular

Morphology

e-mail = mail (transparent) = e + mail

The meaning 'address used for electronic mail' is an extension of 'e-mail' (electronic mail) and is still predictable from the base.

Etymology

The word e-mail also names the address you use online, from e- 'electronic' and mail 'post address'. So your e-mail tells people where to send messages to you on the internet.