mailing

4 definitions found

mailing - 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.]
     [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
           [1913 Webster]

  Mailing \Mail"ing\, n. [Scot., fr. mail tribute, rent. See 2d
     Mail.]
     A farm. [Scot.] --Sir W. Scott.
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  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]

mailing - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  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]