free delivery

noun

1. the delivery of mail directly to the recipient's address without charge to the recipient:

   Before free delivery people had to pick up their mail at the post office or pay a letter carrier to deliver it.

Word History and Origins

Origin of free delivery¹

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

The postal system is a curiosity to those who are accustomed to free delivery several times a day.

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Two days later, the Rural Free Delivery wagon brought encouraging news.

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He did turn, the next time a lightning flash showed him a turn-off beside a rural free delivery mailbox.

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August 4, 1886, it was extended to all free delivery offices.

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I do not mean from one state to another, but I mean by rural free delivery.

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