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recorded delivery

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++reˌcorded deˈlivery noun [uncountable] British English  if you send a letter or package by recorded delivery, you send it using a service which records that it has been sent and delivered 挂号邮寄 SYN American English certified mail
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recorded deliveryGeneral Accident may cancel this policy by sending seven days notice by recorded delivery to your last known address.Witness summonses can be served by post, preferably by recorded delivery.Certificates have for some time been sent in postal tubes by recorded delivery to Divisional Secretaries.We suggested recorded delivery for your own protection.
From Longman Business Dictionaryrecorded deliveryreˌcorded deˈlivery [countable, uncountable] in Britain, a service provided by the POST OFFICE where the person who receives a letter or package signs a document to prove to the sender that they have received itThe package was sent by recorded delivery.a recorded delivery letter compare delivery confirmation delivery
reˌcorded deˈlivery nounChineseSyllable
a or package recorded you if Corpus Business letter by send


recorded delivery
reˌcorded deˈlivery noun [uncountable] British English
if you send a letter or package by recorded delivery, you send it using a service which records that it has been sent and delivered
   SYN  certified mail American English


recorded deliveryBrE /rɪˌkɔːdɪd dɪˈlɪvəri/ 🔊NAmE /rɪˌkɔːrdɪd dɪˈlɪvəri/ 🔊 (BrE) (NAmE ˌcertified ˈmail) noun [uncountable] a method of sending a letter or package in which the person sending it gets an official note to say it has been posted and the person receiving it must sign a form when it is delivered 挂号邮寄(需收件人签收)I'd like to send this (by) recorded delivery.这个邮件要挂号。   compare registered mail