Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

junk mail

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.95 in modern English

Syllables: junk -mail
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any mail or letters that are not welcome or solicited and typically sent in bulk; especially mail of a commercial nature such as advertising circulars and form letters.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"I don't believe it. Junk mail that talks back."
"In America alone, people spent $170 billion on “direct marketing”—junk mail of both the physical and electronic varieties—last year. Yet of those who received unsolicited adverts through the post, only 3% bought anything as a result."

Usage

Inflected Forms

junk mails (plural) junkmail (alternative)

Phrases

junk mailer advertising mail direct mail

Frequently Paired Words

admail advertising mail direct mail spam UCE

Questions

What does junk mail mean?: Any mail or letters that are not welcome or solicited and typically sent in bulk; especially mail of a commercial nature such as advertising circulars and form letters.

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