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mailing

mailing

55 1.8
A group of letters or ads sent together
  • noun
  • /ˈmeɪlɪŋ/
: envío
  • The company sent out a large mailing of advertisements to attract new customers.
  • a mailing list
  • mailing address
  • send mailings

Your, your, your Instagram, your videos, your, your, your mailings, anything that you're doing.

Examples

  • Each household received a mailing containing a cover letter, a questionnaire, and a postage return envelope.

    Academic text (1996)

  • The Department of Physical Education Alumni Association at GNU had a mailing list of all graduates.

    Academic text (2011)

  • And in the process of this, like this mass mailing, I got a single student.

  • And over the weekend, we'll be using the e-mail, the mailing list to talk about the projects.

  • Shall I put you on our mailing list?

    Peeping Tom (1960)

  • Provide another copy of the mailing to those who did not receive one for one reason or another.

    Academic text (1995)

  • What's her email, we can add her to our mailing list.

    The Kill Room (2023)

  • You can find our website and join our mailing list if you're interested.

  • One week after the first mailing, the first follow-ups were delivered.

    Academic text (1995)

  • Three weeks after the first mailing, a second questionnaire was sent to all nonrespondents.

    Academic text (1994)

Synonyms

mailer
vsmailing
  • Jargon
16 3.7

A paper advertisement sent to homes to promote a product

is the batch sent at one time rather than a single piece
direct mail
vsmailing
14 3.2

Printed ads sent by post to possible customers

is the batch of items sent at once, not just the content
form letter
vsmailing
7 3.2

A letter sent to many people with the same text

is the whole batch sent at one time, not only the template
bulk mail
vsmailing
  • Texting
1 3.3

Large amounts of email sent at once to many people, often ads or unwanted messages

applies to batches of items sent at once regardless of medium
emailer
vsmailing
  • Jargon
3.3

An email sent to many people to tell them about products or offers

is the overall sending of many items together rather than one message

Compounds

mailing list
54 2.7

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

mailing address
10 1.3

The address where letters or packages are sent to reach someone

mailing-card
2.7

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

How Large

shipment
205 2.3
mailing
55 1.8
package
581 1.0

Surface Forms

mailing singular
mailings plural

Morphology

mailing = mail (transparent) = mail + ing

This sense is the result of the verb 'mail' being nominalized with '-ing' to refer to a batch or item(s) sent together, a common extension of -ing nouns.

Etymology

Mailing can also mean a group or 'batch' of letters sent at one time. This sense comes from the same old 'bag' idea: people put many items into one mail bag, so a mailing is the batch sent together.