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
The affidavit said investigators linked Daley to the messages because his personal cellphone number was recorded by Paulette’s company leaving the four voicemails and making five other calls to her work line.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2025
The principal delivered the news in a late-night voicemail.
—Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Still waiting for a return call to a voicemail message left about the same issue last month.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
Robinson has not responded to multiple voicemail messages requesting comment.
—Max Chesnes, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2025
When the assistant commissioner contacted Nashville General, her calls and voicemails were not returned, and the TDOC learned the hospital was unwilling to participate, the filing said.
—Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2025
Leave us a voicemail at 202-216-9823, or email us at LifeKit@npr.org.
—Malaka Gharib, NPR, 7 Aug. 2025
That night, Tarantino got a voicemail from Madsen, who backed up his decision to get rid of Tierney.
—Giana Levy, Variety, 2 Aug. 2025
The film tells the story of Jill, who copes with her sister’s death by leaving her voicemails chronicling her chaotic life in San Francisco.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 1 Aug. 2025
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Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2025
The principal delivered the news in a late-night voicemail.
—Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Still waiting for a return call to a voicemail message left about the same issue last month.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
Robinson has not responded to multiple voicemail messages requesting comment.
—Max Chesnes, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2025
When the assistant commissioner contacted Nashville General, her calls and voicemails were not returned, and the TDOC learned the hospital was unwilling to participate, the filing said.
—Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2025
Leave us a voicemail at 202-216-9823, or email us at LifeKit@npr.org.
—Malaka Gharib, NPR, 7 Aug. 2025
That night, Tarantino got a voicemail from Madsen, who backed up his decision to get rid of Tierney.
—Giana Levy, Variety, 2 Aug. 2025
The film tells the story of Jill, who copes with her sister’s death by leaving her voicemails chronicling her chaotic life in San Francisco.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 1 Aug. 2025
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“Voicemail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/voicemail. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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