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general delivery

general delivery noun: the issuing of postal mail to recipients from a post office counter, rather than by delivering it to their addresses.

Noun

general delivery (uncountable)

  1. (Canada, US) The issuing of postal mail to recipients from a post office counter, rather than by delivering it to their addresses.
    Synonyms:
    poste restante

Synonyms of general delivery

Questions about general delivery

What does general delivery mean?
General delivery means the issuing of postal mail to recipients from a post office counter, rather than by delivering it to their addresses.
What part of speech is general delivery?
General delivery is a noun.

Words near general delivery in the dictionary

  1. general counsels
  2. general court-martial
  3. general court-martials
  4. general creditor
  5. general creditors
  6. general delivery
  7. general direction
  8. general directions
  9. general education
  10. general election
  11. general elections

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