- postal card
- A card for mailing, produced by the post office department and sold through its instrumentalities, used for brief messages, and sent as first class mail. See post card.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
postal card
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Postal card — Postal Post al, a. [Cf. F. postal.] Belonging to the post office or mail service; as, postal arrangements; postal authorities. [1913 Webster] {Postal card}, or {Post card}, a card used for transmission of messages through the mails, at a lower… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
postal card — A blank mailing card sold by the USPS (as distinguished from a commercial postcard) with a printed or impressed postage stamp … Glossary of postal terms
postal card — ☆ postal card n. a card sold by the post office, with the postage printed on it for mailing without an envelope, used to send short messages … English World dictionary
postal card — noun a card for sending messages by post without an envelope • Syn: ↑postcard, ↑post card, ↑mailing card • Hypernyms: ↑card • Hyponyms: ↑lettercard, ↑picture postcard … Useful english dictionary
postal card — post′al card n. 1) phi a card sold by the post office with a stamplike motif and value printed on it to indicate that postage has been paid 2) phi postcard 1) • Etymology: 1870–75, amer … From formal English to slang
postal card — noun Date: 1872 1. a card officially stamped and issued by the government for use in the mail 2. postcard … New Collegiate Dictionary
postal card — 1. a card sold by the post office with a stamp already printed on it. 2. postcard (def. 1). [1870 75, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
postal card — small card that is mailed without an envelope … English contemporary dictionary
postal card — /ˈpoʊstl kad/ (say pohstl kahd) noun US 1. → lettercard. 2. → postcard …
double postal card — noun : a double size postal card having two halves one of which is to be torn off and used for making reply to a communication on the other half with postage for the reply being paid by the original sender … Useful english dictionary
