overnight telegram

noun

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.

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

International Telegram www.telegramsonline.co.uk/ Delivery to more than 210 countries.

Formerly, night letter.

Origin:
1950–55

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