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Bounce back

Meaning in business english, with examples

phrasal verbCommon term

In business english, bounce back means: For an email to return to its sender with a delivery failure notice.

In Turkish: teslim edilemeyip geri dönmek

How it is used

Used in email troubleshooting. Check the failure notice for the cause; a bounce can reflect an incorrect address, a full mailbox or another delivery problem.

Example sentences

  1. Messages to the old sales address bounce back, so please use the new address in the directory.

    The old address is not accepting these messages; the sender needs a different destination.

  2. If large attachments make your emails bounce back, send the client a secure download link instead.

    The suspected failure concerns message size, not the recipient refusing to answer.

Common collocations

  • emails bounce back
  • messages bounce back
  • inboxThe folder in an email program where new messages arrive; also used to mean all the emails waiting for your attention.
  • forwardTo send an email or message that you have received to another person, often with a short comment of your own.

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