registered mail
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3.2
- noun
- /ˈrɛdʒɪstərd meɪl/
- Formal
:
correo registrado
- She found it necessary to use registered mail to send the legal notice to ensure it was officially recorded.
- send by registered mail
Examples
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I received an important document through registered mail, so I have proof of delivery.
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I have a piece of registered mail.
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Why was it sent by registered mail?
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Is that registered mail there?
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Sent it off by registered mail.
Blog text (28) -
She was looking for a letter that had come by registered mail some weeks ago.
Fiction book (1996) -
The parents are notified of the hearings by registered mail and/or by the county sheriff giving personal service.
Blog text (2) -
To ensure it gets to him safely, I will send the contract by registered mail for extra security.
Synonyms
A mail service that records, insures, and tracks letters or packages
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'mail that is formally recorded' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'registered' (formally recorded) with 'mail' (postal items); the compound follows a straightforward modifier + noun pattern. This construction is common in many languages (e.g., Spanish 'correo certificado', French 'courrier recommandé') and would be understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
The noun registered mail comes from the old practice of 'registering' letters. Postal workers would write each mail item in a special book and mark it registered, giving it a number so the post could track it. So, registered mail today means post that is officially recorded and more secure.