junk mailˈjunk mail noun [uncountable] 
Examples
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Thesaurus- Forty-four percent of the junk mail is never even opened.
- If we create coupon books, how do we get them to the on-line customer without flooding the network with junk mail.
- It almost went out with the rest of the junk mail.
- It was just one more item of junk mail, and he wasn't paying for it.
- Many of us find that even if we bin our junk mail, it continues to arrive.
- Mind you, I do have a relative who has one tried and tested way of getting rid of his junk mail.
- Often, you have to get unwanted junk mail before you can block it-an unhappy chore at best.
- She tossed the junk mail in the bin, unopened.
Longman Language Activatoran advertisement► advertisement
letters, especially advertisements, that are sent by organizations to large numbers of people – used to show disapproval → spam something such as a large public notice, a short film on television, or a picture with words in a newspaper, that is designed to persuade people to buy something: · Most car advertisements are aimed at men.advertisement for: · At this time of year, the papers are full of advertisements for skiing holidays.
► commercial an advertisement on television or radio: · Have you seen the new Levi jeans commercial?commercial for: · a commercial for low-alcohol lagercommercial break (=when there are commercials in the middle of a programme): · We'll be right back with you after a commercial break.
► ad informal also advert British informal an advertisement: · She had started her acting career by doing shampoo ads on TV.ad for: · I saw an advert for some cheap furniture in our local paper. put an ad in a newspaper/magazine: · We put an ad in 'The Times' and got a terrific response.
► campaign/advertising campaign a planned series of advertisements for a new product or service: · The company got into a lot of trouble over its last advertising campaign.launch a campaign/an advertising campaign (=start a campaign): · Nissan is about to launch a nationwide campaign for its new range of cars.
► slogan a short clever phrase used in an advertisement: · a dry-cleaning company that used the slogan 'We know the meaning of cleaning'
► hoarding British /billboard American a large flat board in a public place, where large printed advertisements are shown: · Beside the freeway was a huge billboard showing an ad for Ben & Jerry's ice cream.
► junk mail/direct mail advertisements you receive in the mail from different companies, often with special deals or sales in them. Direct mail is the word used by the companies who send out these advertisements: · Statistics show that 44% of junk mail is thrown away and never read.
► infomercial a television or radio advertisement made to look and sound like a real programme, often a financial news report or an advice show: · Cable channels began broadcasting the 30-minute infomercial in April.
► banner ad an advertisement that appears at the top of a web page (=a page on the Internet), that you click on to find out more about the company, product, or service: · A banner ad for NewsPage, a personalized Internet news service, appeared on part of the screen.
WORD SETS► Mailaddress, verbaddressee, nounaerogramme, nounairmail, nounbox number, nouncertified mail, nounChristmas card, nounc/o, compliment slip, nouncorrespond, verbcorrespondence, nouncorrespondent, nouncovering letter, nouncover letter, noundate stamp, noundead letter, noundirect mail, nounenclose, verbenclosure, nounenvelope, nounepistle, nounesquire, nounexpress, nounexpress mail, nounfirst class, nounfirst-class, adjectiveforward, verbforwarding address, nounFPO, frank, verbfranking machine, nounFreepost, noungeneral delivery, nounJiffy bag, nounjunk mail, nounletterbox, nounlove letter, nounmailbag, nounmailbox, nounmail carrier, nounmail drop, nounmailer, nounmailing list, nounmailman, nounmailshot, nounmail train, nounmanila, nounmissive, nounmoney order, nounnote card, nounnotelet, nounnotepaper, nounnr, p & p, packet boat, nounparcel, nounparcel post, nounpcm, pen friend, nounpen pal, nounpigeonhole, nounpillar box, nounPO, PO Box, nounpoison-pen letter, nounpost, nounpost, verbpostage, nounpostage meter, nounpostage stamp, nounpostal, adjectivepostal order, nounpostbag, nounpostbox, nounpostcard, nounpostcode, nounposte restante, nounpostie, nounpostman, nounpostmark, nounpostmaster, nounpostmistress, nounpost office, nounpost office box, nounpostscript, nounpp., PPS, nounPS, nounredirect, verbregister, verbregistered post, nounreply-paid, adjectiveRR, sae, nounsalutation, nounSASE, nounsecond class, nounself-addressed, adjectivesender, nounsnail mail, nounsorting office, nounspecial delivery, nounstamp, nounstamp, verbstamped addressed envelope, nounsurface mail, nounthird class, nounvalentine, nounwriting paper, nounX, nounzip code, noun