Definition of junk mail
: unsolicited mail that consists mainly of promotional materials, catalogs, and requests for donations
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Critics say voters often mistake those notices for junk mail, and 80 percent ignore them.
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Earlier this week, my family received a disturbing piece of junk mail.
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Giving a quick rinse to drink containers can help avoid pests in an apartment and avoiding tossing junk mail into the trash will help landfills from filling up.
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First Known Use of junk mail
1954
JUNK MAIL Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of junk mail for English Language Learners
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: mail that is not wanted : mail that consists mostly of advertising
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