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downsend

downsend noun: the ability to send down, or to send back.

Noun

downsend (uncountable)

  1. (dated, rare) The ability to send down, or to send back.
    • For example, our new Commercial Express Remote Transaction System gives your commercial customers a time-saving drive-in lane of their own -- the only system of its kind in both upsend and downsend configurations.1980, The Magazine of Bank Administration, volume 56, page 11
    • Mosler teller terminals are available in two models, each installed in an upsend (right) or downsend (left) configuration. For new construction sites or when planning additional lanes, downsend installations may be preferred.1985, Sweet's Catalog File, Products for general building and renovation, volume 14, page 10

Origin of downsend

From down- + send.

Questions about downsend

What does downsend mean?
Downsend means the ability to send down, or to send back.
What part of speech is downsend?
Downsend is a noun.

Words near downsend in the dictionary

  1. downselected
  2. downselecting
  3. downselection
  4. downselections
  5. downselects
  6. downsend
  7. downset
  8. downsets
  9. downsetting
  10. downsettings
  11. downshift

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