Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for mail order.
Definitions

mail order

NOUN
shopping by mail
Synonyms


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

In some cases, there is no coupon, and patients can purchase their medication from the drugmaker’s website “or through a limited set of mail order pharmacies,” according to TrumpRx.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 5, 2026

To determine whether a pharmacy service was mail order, in-person or another type, the analysis used the classification listed in the record of each prescription.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 27, 2025

Known as the Soundhouse Tapes, the three-track demo gained them a cult following, selling 5,000 copies by mail order.

From BBC • Oct. 21, 2024

Netflix, which was just a mail order DVD business during the last strike, also is a key member of the bargaining alliance.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2023

Columbia was then — as it is now — one of the largest mail order clubs in the world, and Wunderman had handled the company’s advertising since it was formed in the 1950s.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell