"mail order" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} mail order (uncountable)
  1. A system of commerce in which one orders goods from a remote store which are then shipped by mail. Tags: uncountable Related terms: mailorder, mail-order Translations (system of remote commerce): 通信販売 (tsūshin hanbai) (Japanese)
    Sense id: en-mail_order-en-noun-auaPkJBr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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