"FedEx" meaning in English

See FedEx in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-FedEx.wav
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 genericized trademarks, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English blends: 45 55 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English genericized trademarks: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 54 46 Topics: business

Verb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-FedEx.wav 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, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English blends: 45 55 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English genericized trademarks: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 54 46

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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