overnight telegram


noun
  1. a type of domestic telegram sent at a reduced rate with a minimum charge for 10 words or less and accepted until midnight for delivery the following day.

  2. the service offering such a telegram. Abbreviation: OT: Compare fast telegram, personal-opinion telegram.

Origin of overnight telegram

1
First recorded in 1950–55

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