Definition of mail order in US English:
mail order
nounˈmāl ˈˌôrdərˈmeɪl ˈˌɔrdər
The selling of goods to customers by mail, generally involving selection from a special catalog.
available by mail order only
as modifier a mail-order distributor of generic drugs
Example sentencesExamples
- There are a selection of less expensive bears too, all available by mail order.
- The hits people want to hear them play are freely available second-hand, in mail-order collections, and fairly cheaply in record shops.
- Aquilegias can be raised from seed with a good choice of popular types easily available by mail order from seed companies.
- Jill is building up the number of galleries stocking her work and hopes to be able to sell her ceramics by mail order catalogue soon.
- The birth of these small mail-order companies grew into today's wholesale businesses.
- In the past I have always been impressed with any food I have ordered via mail order.
- I would suggest mail order and specialist computer magazines as your initial marketing channels.
- Order daffodil and tulip bulbs from mail order suppliers for planting this autumn.
- Purchase wood veneer at craft stores and through woodworking mail-order catalogs.
- The products are only available by mail order from Pippa's Natural Healthcare Clinic.
- This year the tubers will be offered in the centre's mail order catalogue.
- Many of the forcing jars available today at florist shops or via mail-order catalogues are reproductions of famous designs from the Victorian era or earlier.
- Mushroom kits that provide spawn and detailed instructions are available through mail order.
- We ordered our Christmas turkey today from Kelly Turkeys, mail order.
- You can also order jujube trees from several mail-order nurseries.
- One of the things many mail-order retailers offer is a selection of bulbs that aren't available everywhere.
- As the twentieth century wore on, railroads and mail-order catalogs supplanted the country stores.
- In addition to local nurseries, hostas are available from several mail-order nurseries.
- Bulbs are widely available this month in retail nurseries and mail-order catalogs.