junk mail


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junk mail

n.
Third-class mail, such as advertisements, mailed indiscriminately in large quantities.
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junk mail

n
(Marketing) untargeted mail advertising goods or services
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junk′ mail`


n.
unsolicited commercial material, as advertisements and requests for donations, mailed in bulk.
[1950–55, Amer.]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.junk mail - third-class mail consisting of advertising and often addressed to `resident' or `occupant'junk mail - third-class mail consisting of advertising and often addressed to `resident' or `occupant'
third class, third-class mail - mail consisting of printed matter qualifying for reduced postal rates
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Translations
reklamní letáky zasílané poštou
junk mail
roskaposti
bezvrijedna pošta
ジャンクメール
스팸메일
skräppost
จดหมายขยะ
thư rác

junk mail

nposta spazzatura f inv
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

junk mail

بَرِيدٌ غَيْرُ مَرْغُوبٌ reklamní letáky zasílané poštou junk mail Postwurfsendung ανεπιθύμητη αλληλογραφία correo basura roskaposti courrier indésirable bezvrijedna pošta posta pubblicitaria ジャンクメール 스팸메일 huis-aan-huispost reklamepost niepożądane przesyłki correspondência indesejada почтовый мусор skräppost จดหมายขยะ istenmeyen posta thư rác 垃圾邮件
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
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Dallas, TX, June 15, 2014 --(PR.com)-- The average adult receives 41 pounds of junk mail every year.
Have your say on cutting junk mail THE average Welsh household receives 453 pieces of unwanted mail annually, a third of which is discarded unopened.
IT'S fair to say that we are all accustomed to receiving unwanted junk mail - the average house receives 453 pieces of unwanted mail each year - but for some people, including the elderly, this nuisance can be distressing and intrusive.
SIR - It's fair to say that we are all accustomed to receiving unwanted junk mail - the average house receives 453 pieces of unwanted mail each year - but for some people, including the elderly, this nuisance can be distressing and intrusive.
I know that they are paid to post certain junk mail but you can take steps to stop it.