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mail-order house

mail-order house
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [meyl-awr-der noun, adjective hous]
    • /ˈmeɪl ˈɔːr.dər ˈhaʊs/
    • /meɪl ˈɔː.də(r) ˈhaʊs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [meyl-awr-der noun, adjective hous]
    • /ˈmeɪl ˈɔːr.dər ˈhaʊs/

Definitions of mail-order house words

  • noun mail-order house a retail firm that conducts its business by receiving orders and shipping its merchandise through the mail and that supplies its customers with catalogs, circulars, etc. 1
  • noun mail-order house a business establishment that takes mail orders and sends goods by mail 0
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Origin of mail-order house

First appearance:

before 1905
One of the 15% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1905-10

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Parts of speech for Mail-order house

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Mail-order house

mail-order house popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 2% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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