by return of post

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English

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by return (ellipsis)

Prepositional phrase

by return of post

(UK) Replying in the next available mail delivery.
- 1909, Hardinge Stanley Giffard, The Laws of England: Being a Complete Statement of the Whole Laws of England Whole, page 353:
  In mercantile transactions an offer must as a rule be accepted by return of post, or at any rate by a letter posted on the day on which the offer was received.
- 1973, Journal of the Gypsy Lore Society, page 115:
  B. Gilliat-Smith often said of Dr. Turrill that only two people ever replied to him by return of post, the two being Dr. Turrill, and his Bank Manager.
- 1987, Sir Frederick James Osborn, Arnold Whittick, F.J.O. - Practical Idealist: A Biography of Sir Frederic Osborn, page 76:
  Osborn replied almost by return of post that he agreed with my suggestions if we could get together a competent group to do the work.

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“by return of post”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
“by return of post”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
“by return of post” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
“by return of post” (US) / “by return of post” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.

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