mailing

noun

mail·​ing ˈmā-liŋ 

: mail sent at one time to multiple addressees by a sender (as for promotional purposes)

Examples of mailing in a Sentence

Get the check ready for mailing and take it to the post office.

The charity sent out several mailings to everyone on its mailing list.

Recent Examples on the Web

Mail tracking will also be divided into three phases, providing customers with a clearer understanding of the mailing process. —Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025

The United States Postal Service picks up, processes and delivers hundreds of millions of letters and packages every single day, operating as a backbone of a trillion-dollar mailing industry. —Claire Grant, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2025

Claims can be made online via an electronic form or by downloading and printing a PDF and mailing in the claim. —Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2025

The first was in 2011, when leadership decided to split the DVD mailing business and the streaming platform into two services, asking customers to pay for subscriptions to both. —Ramin Setoodeh, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1928, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing mailing

• mailing address
• mailing label
• mailing list
• self-mailing

Rhymes for mailing

• ailing
• bailing
• baling
• failing
• flailing
• grayling
• hailing
• jailing
• nailing
• paling
• railing
• sailing