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

With a reduction in advertising revenue, coupled with the rising cost of printing, general interest magazines had to rely heavily on subscriptions to cover their print and mailing costs. —Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 May 2026

What’s the deadline for mailing or dropping off my ballot? —Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 19 May 2026

The decision comes after a chaotic weekend in April in which the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals prohibited providers from remotely prescribing or mailing mifepristone. —Christine Henneberg, STAT, 15 May 2026

But Bonta and the coalition of state attorneys general in opposition argue that the law restricting the mailing of handguns via USPS is constitutional. —Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 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