correspondence
noun
uk/ˌkɒrɪˈspɒndəns/ us [ U ] COMMUNICATIONS
written communications such as letters and emails:
Keep copies of all correspondence.
email/written correspondence
correspondence between sb and sb He was ordered to supply copies of any correspondence between his office and the client in question.
correspondence from/to/with sb Telephone calls and correspondence to the company were ignored.
private/personal/official correspondence
[ U ] COMMUNICATIONS
the act of sending and receiving written communications:
They entered into an agreement by correspondence.
be in correspondence with sb I have been in correspondence with the bank for nearly a year about this.
enter into correspondence (with sb) No correspondence will be entered into.
[ C, usually singular ]
a connection between two things:
a close/direct correspondence between sth and sth There is not necessarily a direct correspondence between salary level and job satisfaction.
See also
commercial correspondence