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[syn: mailing, posting]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Mail \Mail\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mailed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Mailing.]
To deliver into the custody of the postoffice officials, or
place in a government letter box, for transmission by mail;
to post; as, to mail a letter. [U. S.]
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Note: In the United States to mail and to post are both in
common use; as, to mail or post a letter. In England
post is the commoner usage.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Mailing \Mail"ing\, n. [Scot., fr. mail tribute, rent. See 2d
Mail.]
A farm. [Scot.] --Sir W. Scott.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
mailing \mail"ing\, n.
1. The act or process of sending materials through the mail.
[PJC]
2. A quantity of mail, such as letters, magazines,
advertising brochures, etc., sent at one time by one
person or organization; as, the ads with coupons will go
out in our next mailing.
[PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
mailing
n 1: mail sent by a sender at one time; "the candidate sent out
three large mailings"
2: the transmission of a letter; "the postmark indicates the
time of mailing" [syn: mailing, posting]