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

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

Bans on the mailing of drugs used to terminate a pregnancy are already in effect in Arizona, Florida, Oklahoma and Texas. —Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026

The best way to prevent any mailing mistakes? —Shelby Wax, Vogue, 23 Jan. 2026

Her Imagination Library, which started in 1995 mailing books free-of-charge to children, remains a cornerstone of her philanthropy. —Nathan Smith, Los Angeles Times, 22 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