"FedEx" meaning in All languages combined

See FedEx on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Etymology: Blend of federal + express; abbreviated from the company’s former name, Federal Express. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|federal|express}} Blend of federal + express Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} FedEx
  1. (business) FedEx Corporation, a package express company. Categories (topical): Business Derived forms: FedExer, FedEx quest
    Sense id: en-FedEx-en-name-rlSiHSOI Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English genericized trademarks Disambiguation of English blends: 45 55 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 56 44 Disambiguation of English genericized trademarks: 55 45 Topics: business

Verb [English]

Forms: FedExes [present, singular, third-person], FedExing [participle, present], FedExed [participle, past], FedExed [past]
Etymology: Blend of federal + express; abbreviated from the company’s former name, Federal Express. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|federal|express}} Blend of federal + express Head templates: {{en-verb}} FedEx (third-person singular simple present FedExes, present participle FedExing, simple past and past participle FedExed)
  1. (transitive) To send a package or letter by FedEx, or a competitor. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-FedEx-en-verb-1371a9PL Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, English genericized trademarks Disambiguation of English blends: 45 55 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of English genericized trademarks: 55 45

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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