chain letter

Noun

Meaning

a letter that is sent successively to several people

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

bull correspondence missive encyclical letter of credit billet-doux form letter mail merge letters of marque circular letter generic letter standard letter mass mailing group letter letter string

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Antonyms

avoid disorder confuse

Hypernyms

letter missive

Examples

I got a chain letter by fax. It's very simple. You just fax a dollar bill to everybody on the list. Steven Wright

One chain letter distributed on MSN Hotmail began, "Hey it's Tara and John the directors of MSN".. Source: Internet

When a chain letter suggests a game of chance or a lottery with an opportunity for financial gain it is considered fraudulent under Title 18, United States Code, Section 1302, the Postal Lottery Statute. Source: Internet

Legality A chain letter may qualify as a fraudulent activity, as in the case of a pyramid scheme which asks recipients to funnel money up the chain while requesting the letter be distributed to multiple new recipients. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

chain gun chain hoist chain kingsnake chain lightning chain line chain locker