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Registered mail

Meaning in office & administration, with examples

nounCommon term

In office & administration, registered mail means: A postal service that records mailing and delivery, usually requiring signatures for safer handling of important items.

In Turkish: taahhütlü posta

How it is used

Used for contracts, official notices, certificates, and valuable documents. In offices, staff may log it, track it, and sign for delivery.

Example sentences

  1. The legal team asked reception to send the signed contract by registered mail so there would be proof of dispatch and delivery.

    Here the term highlights a tracked postal method chosen because the office needs formal evidence that the contract was sent and received.

  2. When the certificate arrived by registered mail, the receptionist checked the ID, signed the form, and logged the delivery time.

    In this example, registered mail means the delivery requires controlled handover and a recorded signature at receipt.

Common collocations

  • send by registered mail
  • registered mail receipt
  • registered mail delivery
  • sign forTo write your signature to confirm that you have received a parcel, letter or delivery.
  • courierA person or company that collects and delivers parcels and documents quickly and directly, often on the same day.

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