junk mail

This page is about the collocation junk mail

collocation pattern: noun + noun

Meaning

advertising material that's sent to people who haven't asked for it

For example

  • We get a lot of junk mail from department stores and supermarkets.

  • If you don't want junk mail, try putting a "No Junk Mail" sign on your mailbox.

Quick Quiz

Junk mail tries to get you to

a. buy things

b. sell junk

c. pay bills
a) buy things b) sell junk c) pay bills

Contributor: Matt Errey