courier service

Express parcel delivery

A courier service is a company that transports packages, documents, and other items, typically with faster delivery and more careful handling than standard postal services.

Courier services often offer tracking, signature confirmation, and same-day or overnight options: We sent the contracts by courier service to ensure they'd arrive before the deadline.

Opposites
delivery speed and method

courier servicesnail mail

Physical letter delivery

surface mail · standard mail · postal service · bulk mail · parcel post

physical vs. digital transmission

courier serviceemail

Digital written communication

fax · wire transfer · file transfer · instant messaging · electronic filing

movement direction

courier servicepickup service

Arranged item retrieval

in-store pickup · will-call

Family

service, courier

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
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