Word Study
mailing
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun mailing has 2 senses
- mailing(n = noun.group) Array - mail sent by a sender at one time; "the candidate sent out three large mailings" is a kind of mail, post
- mailing(n = noun.act) posting - the transmission of a letter; "the postmark indicates the time of mailing" is a kind of transmission, transmittal, transmitting
Derived forms verb mail2, verb mail1
Derived forms verb mail2, verb mail1
CIDE DICTIONARY
mailing, n. [Scot., fr. mail tribute, rent. See 2d Mail.].
A farm. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]
mailing, n.
- The act or process of sending materials through the mail. [PJC]
- A quantity of mail, such as letters, magazines, advertising brochures, etc., sent at one time by one person or organization; as, the ads with coupons will go out in our next mailing. [PJC]
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