voicemail
noun
voice·mail
ˈvȯis-ˌmāl 
variants
or less commonly voice mail
or voice-mail
plural voicemails also voice mails or voice-mails
1
: an electronic communication system in which spoken messages are recorded or digitized and stored for later playback by the intended recipient
left a message on the company's voicemail
let the call go to voicemail
I tried calling him twice but I only got his voicemail.
Most vehicles are equipped with hands-free technology for cellphones. However, hands-free does not mean distraction-free. Silence the unit while driving or set up an auto-response that sends calls directly to voicemail.—
Kevin Martin
Kevin Martina voice-mail system
voice-mail messages
2
a
: messages received through a voicemail system
checking her voicemail
b
: a voicemail message
listening to a voicemail
Examples of voicemail in a Sentence
Just leave a message on my voice mail.
I left her a voice mail.
You have two new voice mails.
Recent Examples on the Web
Leave a voicemail or text your question to the Until Saturday phone: (316) 462-9852.
—Chris Vannini, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
Leave us a voicemail at 202-216-9823, or email us at LifeKit@npr.org.
—Clare Marie Schneider, NPR, 15 Jan. 2025
In a touching moment, a bride listened to a voicemail from her late mother at her wedding.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 14 Jan. 2025
Newsweek contacted Bass' office for comment on Wednesday via telephone and voicemail message outside of regular office hours.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
Oscar Sardiñas was the only council member on the six-member council who did not answer a Herald reporter’s call or voicemail.
—Ana Claudia Chacin, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
The Tennessean did not receive an answer after leaving a voicemail and sending a text to a phone number associated with Masullo last week.
—Rachel Wegner, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
Bessemer hired Green and Neider to be its first cold callers, working the phones in one room, leaving some 20,000 voicemails over two years to various startups.
—Hank Tucker, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
Newsweek contacted the Palos Verdes Estates Police Department for comment via telephone and voicemail on Friday outside of regular office hours.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
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Chris Vannini, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
Leave us a voicemail at 202-216-9823, or email us at LifeKit@npr.org.
—Clare Marie Schneider, NPR, 15 Jan. 2025
In a touching moment, a bride listened to a voicemail from her late mother at her wedding.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 14 Jan. 2025
Newsweek contacted Bass' office for comment on Wednesday via telephone and voicemail message outside of regular office hours.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
Oscar Sardiñas was the only council member on the six-member council who did not answer a Herald reporter’s call or voicemail.
—Ana Claudia Chacin, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
The Tennessean did not receive an answer after leaving a voicemail and sending a text to a phone number associated with Masullo last week.
—Rachel Wegner, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
Bessemer hired Green and Neider to be its first cold callers, working the phones in one room, leaving some 20,000 voicemails over two years to various startups.
—Hank Tucker, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
Newsweek contacted the Palos Verdes Estates Police Department for comment via telephone and voicemail on Friday outside of regular office hours.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Voicemail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/voicemail. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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