noun
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a system for sending messages to one or more recipients via telecommunications links between computers using dedicated software or a web-based service.
Communication by email is almost instantaneous.
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a message sent by email.
Send me an email about that idea, and I'll get back to you.
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an address at which a person can receive email messages.
He’s got my phone number and email in case he needs to contact me.
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
Etymology
Origin of email
First recorded in 1975–80; e(lectronic) + mail 1
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
“All correspondence regarding the account was sent to my wife’s email.”
Peacock representatives confirmed in an email that the fish at breakfast was “locally sourced Scottish smoked salmon, from various local providers.”
From Salon
If snarky remarks are emailed or direct-messaged to you, screenshot and print them out.
From MarketWatch
"I stay in the background/hidden, just make the arrangements," he apparently wrote to Epstein in 2011, in one of those emails – and eight years later that's still how he worked.
From BBC
Scottish craft beer giant Brewdog expects to announce the sale of its business next week, the chief executive has said in an email to staff.
From BBC
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