direct mail

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noun

mail, usually consisting of advertising matter, appeals for donations, or the like, sent simultaneously to large numbers of possible individual customers or contributors. Abbreviation: DM

Origin of direct mail

First recorded in 1925–30

OTHER WORDS FROM direct mail

di·rect-mail, adjective

Words nearby direct mail

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Example sentences from the Web for direct mail

“There are candidates out there who like to design their own direct-mail pieces,” chuckles Baselice.

Rick Perry’s Secret Weapon |Michelle Cottle |August 29, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
Reason has been overwhelmed by propaganda, ideas by slogans, learned manifestoes by direct-mail hit pieces.

My Brush With Rush |Christopher Buckley |October 27, 2008 |DAILY BEAST
I worked at a direct-mail house, proofreading the mailing labels.

Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town |Cory Doctorow