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Meaning of over the transom | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. Of a work submitted for publication, unsolicited.
    idiomatic
  2. Meeting a deadline by delivery after the day of the deadline but before opening of business the following business day.
    idiomatic

Examples

“All the over-the-transom articles are handled by our interns.”
“Only one piece that came in over the transom appears in this issue⟳.”
“They worked into the night and sent an associate to make⟳ an over-the-transom filing.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

over the way over there over time Over Wallop over well over-

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