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to express-mail

to express-mail

1 4.0
To send a letter or parcel quickly by a fast mail service
  • verb
  • /ɪkˈsprɛs meɪl/
: enviar por correo exprés
  • Please express-mail the documents to me.

Examples

  • She express-mailed her application documents to meet the deadline.

  • Have you express-mailed the invitation yet?

  • Please express-mail the signed agreement to our office as soon as possible.

  • We are express-mailing the replacement part to ensure it arrives by tomorrow.

  • I need to express mail this package to ensure it arrives by tomorrow.

  • She decided to express mail her application to meet the early deadline.

  • To avoid delays, please express mail the important documents as soon as possible.

Synonyms

to send off
vsto express-mail
105 2.9

To post or email something to another place

means arranging fast postal or courier arrival rather than general sending
to ship out
vsto express-mail
66 3.5

To send goods to customers by mail or truck

focuses on quick courier delivery rather than regular mail or freight
to express
vsto express-mail
1 3.3

To send something by a fast delivery service

is used specifically for rapid postal or courier delivery

How Fast

to overnight
8 3.2
to express-mail
1 4.0
to dispatch
106 4.1
to send
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

express-mail infinitive
expressing-mail present participle

Morphology

express-mail = express + mail (transparent) = express + mail

The verb is a straightforward conversion of the compound noun 'express mail', whose meaning directly motivates 'send by rapid postal service'.

Etymology

Express-mail combines express (meaning 'fast', as in 'express train') and mail (meaning 'letters or packages'). It started as a special service for very quick delivery, so to 'express-mail' something is to send it quickly by a fast delivery service.