Collocations for correspondence - noun
1. letters exchanged
ADJECTIVE
confidential,
personal,
private
business, diplomatic, official
regular
email, written
extensive, voluminous
business, diplomatic, official
regular
email, written
extensive, voluminous
… OF CORRESPONDENCE
item
(BrE)
Numerous items of correspondence have been received on this subject.
Numerous items of correspondence have been received on this subject.
pile
(esp. BrE)
He was leafing through piles of correspondence.
He was leafing through piles of correspondence.
VERB + correspondence
enter into,
exchange,
have
It would be foolish for a doctor to enter into correspondence with a patient.
I have had correspondence with the company director on this matter.
It would be foolish for a doctor to enter into correspondence with a patient.
I have had correspondence with the company director on this matter.
carry on,
keep up,
maintain
We kept up a correspondence for many months.
We kept up a correspondence for many months.
address,
send
Please send correspondence to ‘Money Monthly’.
Please send correspondence to ‘Money Monthly’.
receive
read
answer, deal with, handle
The secretary deals with all the correspondence.
read
answer, deal with, handle
The secretary deals with all the correspondence.
catch up on
I would spend the time reading or catching up on my correspondence.
I would spend the time reading or catching up on my correspondence.
intercept
The department intercepted the correspondence of foreign diplomats.
The department intercepted the correspondence of foreign diplomats.
correspondence + NOUN
course,
school
(AmE)
I did a correspondence course in economics.
I did a correspondence course in economics.
column
(esp. BrE)
the correspondence columns of the ‘London Review of Books’
the correspondence columns of the ‘London Review of Books’
PREPOSITION
by correspondence,
through correspondence
All our business is conducted by correspondence.
All our business is conducted by correspondence.
in correspondence with
I have been in correspondence with the manager of the store.
I have been in correspondence with the manager of the store.
correspondence about,
correspondence concerning,
correspondence on,
correspondence regarding,
correspondence relating to
files full of confidential correspondence relating to the company's expansion plans
files full of confidential correspondence relating to the company's expansion plans
correspondence between
I have seen the correspondence between the company and the college.
I have seen the correspondence between the company and the college.
correspondence from
The editor welcomes correspondence from readers on any subject.
The editor welcomes correspondence from readers on any subject.
correspondence with
copies of her correspondence with the composer
copies of her correspondence with the composer
2. connection
ADJECTIVE
direct,
exact,
one-to-one
The child can see the one-to-one correspondence of the buttons and buttonholes.
The child can see the one-to-one correspondence of the buttons and buttonholes.
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