enclosure

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ɛnˈkloʊʒəɹ/

Noun

countable uncountable broadly

(countable) Something enclosed, i.e. inserted into a letter or similar package. / (uncountable) The act of enclosing, i.e. the insertion or inclusion of an item in a letter or package.

Japanese Meaning

（可算）手紙や小包に同封される物、同封物 / （不可算）手紙や小包に同封する行為、同封のプロセス

What is this buttons?

Please find the invoice attached as an enclosure to this letter.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

この手紙には請求書が同封物として入っておりますので、ご確認ください。

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Sense（1）

(countable) Something enclosed, i.e. inserted into a letter or similar package.

There was an enclosure with the letter — a photo.

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Sense（2）

(uncountable) The act of enclosing, i.e. the insertion or inclusion of an item in a letter or package.

The enclosure of a photo with your letter is appreciated.

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Sense（3）

(countable) An area, domain, or amount of something partially or entirely enclosed by barriers.

He faced punishment for creating the fenced enclosure in a public park.

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Sense（4）

(uncountable) The act of separating and surrounding an area, domain, or amount of something with a barrier.

The enclosure of public land is against the law.

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Sense（5）

Copyright, from day one, was designed to be both an impediment and an incentive, a mechanism of enclosure (one that prevented the unlicensed printing of texts, thereby limiting access) and a catalyst of sorts, a structure to stimulate the production of literary goods by rewarding writers and publishers for their labor.

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