express-mail

Thân thiện

The assistant will send the package via express-mail.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To send something via the express mail service: The act of dispatching a letter, package, or document using a premium postal or courier service that guarantees faster delivery than standard mail.

Usage

• The verb "express-mail" is a transitive verb, meaning it requires a direct object (the item being sent).
• It is often used in formal, business, or urgent contexts to specify the method of shipment.
• It can be written with a hyphen ("express-mail") or as a single word ("expressmail"), though the hyphenated form is more common.

Examples

• Verb:
  • Please express-mail the contract to our headquarters by noon.
  • I need to express-mail this package so it arrives before the holiday.
  • The signed documents were express-mailed to the lawyer's office.

Advanced Usage

• "to have something express-mailed": This passive causative structure indicates arranging for an item to be sent via express mail.
  • We had the prototype express-mailed to the trade show.

Variants and Related Words

• Express mail (noun): The premium postal service itself.
  • This letter requires express mail.
• Express (verb): Can mean to send by a fast service, though it is less specific than "express-mail."
  • We will express the package to you.
• Courier (verb): A synonym meaning to send by a special delivery messenger service.
  • We will courier the samples to your lab.

Synonyms

• Courier (verb): To send by a special delivery service.
• Overnight (verb): To send for delivery the next day (a specific type of express service).
• Send urgently: A descriptive phrase with a similar meaning.

Phrasal Verbs

(This word does not commonly form phrasal verbs.)

Related Idioms

(There are no common idioms specifically using the verb "express-mail.")

Học thuật

Verb

1. send by express mail or courier
   • Express-mail the documents immediately