mailing

1 of 2

noun

mail·​ing ˈmā-liŋ 

: mail sent at one time to multiple addressees by a sender (as for promotional purposes)

mailing

2 of 2

present participle of mail entry 2

Examples of mailing in a Sentence

Noun

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

Noun

The powder tested so far turned out to be yeast or flour, but some letters remain untested; the mailings prompted evacuations at election offices in Louisiana and Oklahoma. — Ed White, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026

Investigators believe more than 700 mailings this fall appeared to be associated with the same sender but with a different return address. — Ed White, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026

The Sacramento County Elections Offices handle the printing, mailing, verifying and counting of ballots. — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2026

Dozens of members of Congress and election officials across the country reported being targeted by the mailings. — CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

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