collocation · neutral
spam folder
UK/spæm ˈfɒl.dər/US/spæm ˈfɑːl.dɚ/SPAM FOL·der
the folder in an email account where unwanted or unsolicited messages are automatically placed
Examples
“Check your spam folder if you didn't receive the confirmation email.”
“Some important messages end up in the spam folder by mistake.”
“The newsletter was flagged as promotional and sent to the spam folder.”
Band 8 sentence
“After missing the appointment details, I realised the organiser's email had been incorrectly routed to my spam folder.”
Collocations
- check the spam folder
- move to the spam folder
Word family
Common mistakes
spam box→spam folder
trash folder→spam folder
Say it for a higher band
5junk mail→6spam box→7+spam folder
Synonyms
junk mail
Easily confused
trash folder
“I accidentally deleted the message and later found it in the trash folder.”
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