send away for

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 past participle sent away for] phrasal verb
to write to a person or organization asking them to send something to you

I’ve sent away for details of their holiday packages.

Thesaurus: to ask someone to give you somethingsynonym
Main entry: send

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order or request that (something) be sent to one

you can send away for the recipe

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send away for [phrasal verb]
send away for (something) or send away to (someone) for (something) : to ask to receive (something) by sending a letter, coupon, etc., to someone by mail

I sent away for [=sent off for] a free sample.

You will have to send away to the manufacturer for a refund.

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Main Entry:send

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