premail

English

Etymology

From pre- +‎ mail.

Verb

premail (third-person singular simple present premails, present participle premailing, simple past and past participle premailed)

1. To contact by mail in advance.
   • 1977, The Nielsen Researcher, page 13:

     So our first step in the study of consumer attitudes toward product quality was to premail questionnaires to the principal shopper in a carefully selected, nationally distributed sample of homes.

   • 1984, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Confirmation of accounts receivable, page 29:

     Use Premailing Notification / The use of a brief letter, postcard, or telephone call immediately before mailing the confirmation generally tends to increase responses.

Anagrams

• Palmeri, impaler, impearl, lempira, palmier, premial