Synonyms and antonyms of Ways of sending letters and parcels in British Thesaurus

airmail (noun)

the system for sending post by plane

by hand ()

if a letter is delivered by hand, it is not delivered by the post service

by post ()

using the post

by return (of post) ()

if you reply to a letter by return of post, you write back to the person who wrote to you, immediately after you have received their letter

certified mail (noun)

American recorded delivery

COD (abbreviation)

cash on delivery: a system in which you pay for goods that you have ordered when they are delivered to you

express (adjective)

an express service delivers letters or parcels more quickly than the ordinary service

express (noun)

a service that delivers letters or parcels more quickly than the ordinary service

express (adverb)

using a service that delivers letters or parcels more quickly than the ordinary service

first class (noun)

the class of post that is more expensive and quicker

first class (adjective)

relating to the class of post that is more expensive and quicker than second class

first class (adverb)

using the most expensive form of transport or post

freepost (noun)

a system in the UK by which businesses pay the charges for letters that their customers send to them

general delivery (noun)

American poste restante

the mail (noun)

the system for sending and delivering letters, parcels etc to houses, offices etc. The usual British word is post

the post (noun)

British the system in the UK for collecting, carrying, and delivering letters and parcels

the Postal Service ()

the government department in the US that delivers the post

poste restante (noun)

British an arrangement in which your post is sent to a post office in a different area so that you can collect it while you are travelling

post-free (adverb)

British letters and parcels that are sent post-free do not cost the person who sends them anything because someone else has already paid for them

postpaid (adverb)

mainly American letters and parcels that are sent postpaid do not cost the person who sends them anything for their postage because someone else has already paid for it

recorded delivery (noun)

British a system for sending a letter safely by which you pay for a record of the fact that you have sent it

registered post (noun)

British a system for sending letters and parcels, for which you pay a small insurance charge to be certain that they are delivered safely

reply-paid (adjective)

British a reply-paid envelope has had the cost of sending it paid by the person who originally sent it

second class (noun)

the ordinary method of sending post that is not urgent

second-class (adjective)

relating to post that is sent by second class

special delivery (noun)

a post office service that delivers letters or parcels faster than usual for an extra payment

surface mail (noun)

post that is sent by road, railway, or sea