French word

envoi

Pronunciation

IPA/ɑ̃vwa/

Meaning

  • masculine nounsending

Example

L'envoi de ce message a échoué.

Sending this message failed.

Illustration for envoi (sending)

More examples

Les frais d'envoi sont offerts.

Shipping costs are waived.

Core concept

The complete act of sending something, or the item moving through that sending process.

Common phrases

  • frais d'envoi

    shipping costs

  • confirmation d'envoi

    shipping confirmation

  • envoi gratuit

    free shipping

Similar words

message: A short written or electronic communication sent to convey information.
courrier: A postal item handled and delivered through the mail.

Definition in French

Opération d'expédier ou le contenu expédié, souvent employé pour un courrier, un colis ou l'envoi d'un message électronique.

Word origin

Envoi is a noun formed from envoyer, whose Old French form envoier combined en- with voie, related to Latin via for a road or way.

Usage tips

  • Envoi often sounds more formal than everyday envoyer, especially for dispatches, parcels, and administrative correspondence.

Other meanings

  • shipmentnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • envoyersendverb
  • envoyésentadjective

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