mail-order buying

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

• noun The buying and selling of goods to be shipped from the vendor through the mail to the purchaser. Information about to be purchased may be found in catalogs, advertisements, on the web, etc., and purchase orders transmitted to the vendor by mail, telephone, or internet connection.

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• noun buying goods to be shipped through the mail