Phrase guide

registered mail

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A special type of mail that provides more control than regular mail.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: registered post

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

mail that is registered by the post office when sent in order to assure safe delivery

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: registered post

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: mail

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: بَرِيد مُسَجِّل (barīd musajjil) — type of mail
  • Chinese Mandarin: 掛號郵件 /挂号邮件 (guàhào yóujiàn) — type of mail
  • Chinese Mandarin: 掛號信 /挂号信 (guàhàoxìn) — type of mail
  • Finnish: kirjattu kirje — type of mail
  • Finnish: kirjattu posti — type of mail
  • French: courrier recommandé — type of mail
  • French: recommandé — type of mail
  • German: Einschreiben — type of mail
  • German: Einschreibebrief — type of mail
  • German: Einschreibesendung — type of mail
  • Greek: συστημένο ταχυδρομείο (systiméno tachydromeío) — type of mail
  • Hungarian: ajánlott levél — type of mail
  • Indonesian: pos tercatat — type of mail
  • Indonesian: surat tercatat — type of mail
  • Japanese: 書留郵便 (kakitome yūbin) — type of mail
  • Korean: 등기우편 (deunggiupyeon) — type of mail
  • Persian: پست سفارشی (post-e sefâreši) — type of mail
  • Polish: list polecony / polecony — type of mail
  • Romanian: recomandată — type of mail
  • Russian: заказна́я корреспонде́нция (zakaznája korrespondéncija) — type of mail
  • Russian: заказно́е письмо́ (zakaznóje pisʹmó) — type of mail
  • Swahili: barua ya rejesta — type of mail
  • Thai: ไปรษณีย์ลงทะเบียน (bprai-sà-nii-long-tá-biian) — type of mail