SECOND CLASS Definition & Meaning

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second class

noun

the class of travel accommodations, as on a train, that are less costly and luxurious than first class but are more costly and luxurious than third class. Compare cabin class.
(in the U.S. Postal Service) the class of mail consisting of newspapers and periodicals not sealed against postal inspection.
the second of three honors degrees conferred by a British university.

second-class

[ sek-uhnd-klas, -klahs ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

of a secondary class or quality.
second-rate; inferior.

adverb

by second-class mail or passenger accommodations:
to travel second-class.

second class

noun

the class or grade next in value, quality, etc, to the first

adjective

of the class or grade next to the best in quality, etc
shoddy or inferior
of or denoting the class of accommodation in a hotel or on a train, etc, lower in quality and price than first class
1. (in Britain) of or relating to mail that is processed more slowly than first-class mail
2. (in the US and Canada) of or relating to mail that consists mainly of newspapers, etc
education See second 1

adverb

by second-class mail, transport, etc

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of second class¹

First recorded in 1830–40

Origin of second class²

First recorded in 1830–40

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Example Sentences

First she must sail to England second class, then make her way through Ellis Island, where people are treated like cattle and single women like sexual prey.

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Citizens Advice described the change as "yet another blow to consumers", and said the change to the second class price was "unjust".

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Some of those who took part in public meetings told BBC News NI that people living in rural areas must not be treated like "second class citizens".

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But, the change has been condemned by the Refugee Council and some Labour MPs - including Stella Creasy who said the change "meant refugees would forever remain second class citizens".

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Ofcom said Royal Mail should continue to deliver first class letters six days a week but second class will be limited to alternate weekdays and not on Saturdays.

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