Definitions for fourth-class

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fourth-class fourth-class

Spelling: [fawrth-klas, -klahs, fohrth-]

IPA: /ˈfɔrθˈklæs, -ˈklɑs, ˈfoʊrθ-/

Fourth-Class is a 12 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 1015 anagrams from letters in fourth-class (-acfhlorsstu).

Definitions for fourth-class

noun

1. (in the U.S. Postal Service) the class of mail consisting of merchandise weighing one pound or more, including parcel post and all first-, second-, or third-class matter weighing 8 ounces (227 grams) or more and not sealed against inspection.

adverb

1. as fourth-class matter; by fourth-class mail:

adjective

1. of, relating to, or designated as a class next below third, as for mailing, shipping, etc.

Origin of fourth-class

An Americanism dating back to 1860-65

Examples for fourth-class

The mail came every two weeks, and its magnitude was of the fourth-class order.

No fourth-class men were allowed to attend except the two seconds.

It would be a most desirable thing to put the fourth-class postmasters in the classified service.

No fourth-class postmaster receives more than a thousand dollars a year.

This order included all fourth-class postmasters except those paying less than $180 a year.

fourth-class postmasters receive no fixed salary, but instead are paid a percentage of the value of the stamps cancelled.

The rate then payable on such parcels was the general rate for fourth-class matter, viz.

The Chaussee has given away to the fourth-class railway car, and the wheelbarrow and kit of tools to a stingy knapsack.

Not having heard what station he had booked for, I took a fourth-class ticket to Wittmund, which covered all chances.

A regular trial on a paper basis, of fourth-class postmasters, is beyond the strength of any one man.