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email address

email address

80 2.3
A unique name used to send and receive email, like user@example.com
  • noun
  • /ˈiːmeɪl əˈdrɛs/
  • Texting
translation icon : dirección de correo electrónico
  • Share documents with others by entering their email addresses and sending them an invitation.
  • numbers and email addresses
  • phone number and email address
  • contact email address

And then that's where once you have your e-mail address, you can do a lot more.

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Examples

  • And all you need to join is an email address.

  • Most important things are your name, your phone number, your e-mail address, and your pricing.

  • But your lead form should ask for name, e-mail address and phone number, right?

  • No particular name or place or event, but he did ask for my e-mail address to keep in touch.

  • First, I gotta create a new email address.

  • That is my email address.

  • Your mother gave me your email address, and I want to see if mine works.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • I think they got a hold of my email address at work too.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • Creating a group contact email address is a good idea.

    Academic text (2009)
  • You need to provide your email address to register for the event.

Synonyms

email
vsemail address
  • Texting
305 1.0

The address you use to send and receive messages online

is more precisely the username and domain that form the address
e-mail address
vsemail address
  • Texting
30 1.1

A special name people use to send and receive messages online

is the same but written without a hyphen
e-mail
vsemail address
  • Texting
1.3

The address people give others so they can send messages online

is the specific username and domain form used for sending and receiving

Surface Forms

email address singular

Morphology

email + address

The meaning 'a unique identifier used to send and receive email' is directly and compositionally built from 'email' (electronic mail) + 'address' (an identifier/location). This noun–noun compound follows a common and cross-linguistically transparent pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituent words will readily infer the MWE meaning.

Etymology

Email address comes from putting together email (short for 'electronic mail') and address (like the house address you use for letters). It shows the place where messages go on the internet, so that's why an email address tells computers where to send and receive your messages.