junk mail

noun [U] /ˈdʒʌŋk ˌmeɪl/

Definition

› mail that advertises products and services and is sent to people although they have not asked to receive it: There’s a letter for you and the rest is junk mail.

(Definition of junk mail noun from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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