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
Leave us a voicemail at 202-216-9823, or email us at LifeKit@npr.org.
—Marielle Segarra, NPR, 11 Apr. 2024
Crown Reef’s general manager and an attorney for the resort did not respond to multiple emails and voicemails from NBC News.
—Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 4 Apr. 2024
Maddock didn't respond to a voicemail left by a Free Press reporter on Thursday morning.
—Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 28 Mar. 2024
Collins and Altman did not respond to voicemails seeking comment.
—Emily L. Mahoney, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2024
A day after The Times first left a voicemail message with Ohtani’s agent — Nez Balelo at powerhouse Creative Artists Agency — a crisis public relations manager contacted the newspaper on Ohtani’s behalf.
—Paul Pringle, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
Carrier left a voicemail with Pelosi's San Francisco office on Jan. 21, 2021, the day after President Joe Biden's inauguration, according to federal prosecutors.
—Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 27 Mar. 2024
Her voicemail is now full and is turning away messages.
—The Enquirer, 20 Mar. 2024
Where's the clutter, Duck? Serena arrives with a voicemail from an old Navy pal of her dad’s telling her that Berger’s got it all wrong.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 20 Feb. 2024
Marielle Segarra, NPR, 11 Apr. 2024
Crown Reef’s general manager and an attorney for the resort did not respond to multiple emails and voicemails from NBC News.
—Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 4 Apr. 2024
Maddock didn't respond to a voicemail left by a Free Press reporter on Thursday morning.
—Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 28 Mar. 2024
Collins and Altman did not respond to voicemails seeking comment.
—Emily L. Mahoney, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2024
A day after The Times first left a voicemail message with Ohtani’s agent — Nez Balelo at powerhouse Creative Artists Agency — a crisis public relations manager contacted the newspaper on Ohtani’s behalf.
—Paul Pringle, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
Carrier left a voicemail with Pelosi's San Francisco office on Jan. 21, 2021, the day after President Joe Biden's inauguration, according to federal prosecutors.
—Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 27 Mar. 2024
Her voicemail is now full and is turning away messages.
—The Enquirer, 20 Mar. 2024
Where's the clutter, Duck? Serena arrives with a voicemail from an old Navy pal of her dad’s telling her that Berger’s got it all wrong.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 20 Feb. 2024
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“Voicemail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/voicemail. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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