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mailing

mailing

35 1.0
Sending things like letters or packages by post
  • noun
  • /ˈmeɪlɪŋ/
translation icon : envío
  • The mailing of the acceptance letters will begin next week.
  • send out a mailing
  • mailing of reminder letters
  • conduct a mailing

It was addressed, it had all the mailing information, It was close together with a little cute clip sticker and mailed out to stores.

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Examples

  • A follow-up mailing was conducted three months after the initial mailing and yielded an additional 794 respondents.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Let me give you our mailing address.

  • - The foundation has a mailing list.

  • Two weeks after the initial mailing, a second email was sent to everyone on the original mailing list.

    Academic text (2013)
  • We just had an issue with a delivery, and wanted to confirm a student mailing address.

  • The mailing list is completely anonymous.

  • Since you're gonna be here all summer, mind if I use your mailing address?

  • Because of the end of the school year, a follow-up mailing was not conducted.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Miller was found guilty of violating a California law making the mailing of such materials illegal.

    Academic text (2015)
  • The whole data collection process included one precontact letter, one initial mailing, and three follow-ups.

    Academic text (1996)

Synonyms

posting
vsmailing
  • UK
2 1.9

The sending of letters or packages by post

is broader and covers packages and other items as well as letters

Compounds

52 2.7

A list of names and addresses used to send news or offers to many people

The address where letters or packages are sent to reach someone

A card sent by mail without an envelope that has a message

How Personal

door-to-door
18 3.5
appointment
595 1.5
call
1.0
mailing
35 1.0

Surface Forms

mailing singular
mailings plural

Morphology

mailing = mail (transparent) = mail + ing

The noun is a standard -ing nominalization of the verb 'mail', denoting the action or process.

Etymology

Mailing comes from mail, which long ago meant a 'bag' for letters and packages. That image of a bag helps explain why mailing means the action of sending letters or packages by post.