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freemail

freemail noun: an email service provided free of charge to the public.

Noun

freemail (uncountable)

  1. (Internet, attributive) An email service provided free of charge to the public.
    • Employees might start a freemail account to exchange off-color jokes or distribute their resumes.1999, Microtimes, numbers 199-201, page 57
    • In theory, you can establish a freemail account that will endure whether you change jobs or Internet service providers. But most freemail sites limit the amount of mail you can store, so delete old and unwanted messages […]1999, Michael Shapiro, Internet Travel Planner: How to Plan Trips and Save Money Online

Origin of freemail

Blend of free + email, or the compound free + mail.

Questions about freemail

What does freemail mean?
Freemail means an email service provided free of charge to the public.
What part of speech is freemail?
Freemail is a noun.

Words near freemail in the dictionary

  1. freelook
  2. Freelove
  3. Freeloves
  4. Freels
  5. freely
  6. freemail
  7. freeman
  8. freeman on the land
  9. Freeman-Sheldon syndrome
  10. Freemans
  11. Freemans Reach

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