fedex
fedex is the alternative form of FedEx.
Proper noun capitalized: FedEx
FedEx
- FedEx Corporation, a package express company.
Verb (1) capitalized: FedEx
FedEx (third-person singular simple present FedExes, present participle FedExing, simple past and past participle FedExed)
- To send a package or letter by FedEx, or a competitor.
- Has he considered disconnecting his modem and Fedexing it to himself overnight, as some digital addicts say they have done?2011 March 10, Jim Holt, London Review of Books, page 11
- Writers on assignment were encouraged to FedEx luggage to their destination, rather than schlep it on the plane.2025 June 27, Michael M. Grynbaum, “The Concorde-and-Caviar Era of Condé Nast, When Magazines Ruled the Earth”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
Verb (2) capitalized: Fedex
Fedex (third-person singular simple present Fedexes, present participle Fedexing, simple past and past participle Fedexed)
- Alternative form of FedEx.
- When it's over, delivered, faxed and Fedexed then reality sets in and the mood du jour takes over.2002, Ted Rall, Attitude: The New Subversive Political Cartoonists
- My junior editor had Fedexed deadline items from my in-box to Iowa.2005, Donald Nichols, Currency of the Heart, page 81
Forms of fedex
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | fedexes |
| present participle | fedexing |
| past participle | fedexed |
| past | fedexed |
| third-person singular present | FedExes |
| present participle | FedExing |
| past participle | FedExed |
| past | FedExed |
| third-person singular present | Fedexes |
| present participle | Fedexing |
| past participle | Fedexed |
| past | Fedexed |
| Proper noun | |
| alternative form | Fedex |
| alternative form | fedex |
Origin of fedex
Blend of federal + express; abbreviated from the company’s former name, Federal Express.
Words formed from fedex
Phrases with fedex
Questions about fedex
- What does fedex mean?
- Fedex means fedEx Corporation, a package express company.
- What is fedex the alternative form of?
- Fedex is the alternative form of FedEx.
- What part of speech is fedex?
- Fedex can be a proper noun or a verb.
Words near fedex in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: fedex (page history and authors); FedEx (page history and authors); Fedex (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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