send off for something

send off for something
send in for something & send off for something
to dispatch an order for something to a company or other body making a public offer of goods. •

I sent in for a new product that is supposed to make my hair grow back.

Did you send in for that country-and-western CD as you said you would?

I sent off for the proper contest entry forms.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • send off for something — ˌsend ˈoff (for sth) | ˌsend aˈway (to sb) (for sth) derived to write to sb and ask them to send you sth by post/mail • I ve sent off for some books for my course. Main entry: ↑sendderived …   Useful english dictionary

  • send off for — PHRASAL VERB To send off for something means the same as to send for something. [V P P n] I sent off for the Hoseasons catalogue …   English dictionary

  • send off for — /ˌsend ɒf fɔ:/ verb to write asking for something to be sent to you ● We sent off for the new catalogue …   Marketing dictionary in english

  • write off for something — ˌwrite ˈoff/aˈway (to sb/sth) (for sth) derived to write to an organization or a company, usually in order to ask them to send you sth Syn: ↑send off • I ve written off for the catalogue. Main entry: ↑writederived …   Useful english dictionary

  • send off — verb 1. send away towards a designated goal • Syn: ↑dispatch, ↑despatch • Derivationally related forms: ↑despatch (for: ↑despatch), ↑dispatch (for: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • send away for — ˌsend a ˈway for [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they send away for he/she/it sends away for present participle sending away for past tense sent away for …   Useful english dictionary

  • send away for sth — UK US send away for sth Phrasal Verb with send({{}}/send/ verb [T] (sent, sent) ► (also send off for sth) COMMUNICATIONS to write to an organization or place to ask them to send you something: »She sent away for an application form. send away/off …   Financial and business terms

  • send off — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms send off : present tense I/you/we/they send off he/she/it sends off present participle sending off past tense sent off past participle sent off 1) to post something to someone I must get the parcel sent off… …   English dictionary

  • send — [send] verb sent PTandPP [sent] [transitive] 1. to arrange for something to go to another place: • The computer network can send data at very high speeds. send something to somebody • He sent a memo to board members …   Financial and business terms

  • write away for something — ˌwrite ˈoff/aˈway (to sb/sth) (for sth) derived to write to an organization or a company, usually in order to ask them to send you sth Syn: ↑send off • I ve written off for the catalogue. Main entry: ↑writederived …   Useful english dictionary

  • write off to something — ˌwrite ˈoff/aˈway (to sb/sth) (for sth) derived to write to an organization or a company, usually in order to ask them to send you sth Syn: ↑send off • I ve written off for the catalogue. Main entry: ↑writederived …   Useful english dictionary

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