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

But Stewart, who has been a target of negative mailings from an independent expenditure group, was viewed unfavorably by 22%, compared to 3% for Fazio. —Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 26 Feb. 2026

What’s not clear is how much the mailings cost taxpayers. —Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2026

But Texas officials have struggled to prevent the mailing of pills. —Emily Brindley health Reporter, Dallas Morning News, 24 Feb. 2026

The move to the online system, which began last year, will save the city about $100,000 annually in mailing costs, said Laura Swartz, a spokeswoman for the city’s Department of Finance, as well as prevent the use of nearly 500,000 pieces of paper. —Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 29 Jan. 2026

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