mail

IPA: mˈeɪɫ

noun

  • (now regional) A bag or wallet.
  • A bag containing letters to be delivered by post.
  • The material conveyed by the postal service.
  • (dated) A stagecoach, train or ship that delivers such post.
  • The postal service or system in general.
  • (chiefly US, uncountable) The letters, parcels, etc. delivered to a particular address or person.
  • (uncountable) Electronic mail, e-mail: a computer network–based service for sending, storing, and forwarding electronic messages.
  • (countable) An email message.
  • A trunk, box, or bag, in which clothing, etc., may be carried.
  • (uncountable) Armour consisting of metal rings or plates linked together.
  • (nautical) A contrivance of interlinked rings, for rubbing off the loose hemp on lines and white cordage.
  • Any hard protective covering of an animal, as the scales and plates of reptiles, shell of a lobster, etc.
  • (obsolete, rare) A spot on a bird's feather; by extension, a spotted feather.
  • (historical) An old French coin worth half a denier.
  • (chiefly Scotland) A monetary payment or tribute.
  • (chiefly Scotland) Rent.
  • (chiefly Scotland) Tax.

verb

  • (ditransitive) To send (a letter, parcel, etc.) through the mail.
  • (ditransitive) To send by electronic mail.
  • (transitive) To contact (a person) by electronic mail.
  • (transitive) To arm with mail.
  • (transitive) To pinion.
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Examples of "mail" in Sentences

  • The check is in the mail.
  • The actors answered the mail.
  • Here's the content of the mail.
  • What is the zipcode for the mailing address
  • That would include the mailing address of the publisher.
  • It appears that you inserted an e mail address correctly.
  • Sometimes, the body includes the e mail address of the sender.
  • The letters crossed in the mail and led to an enduring and fruitful friendship.
  • The insurer mailed policyholders' letters that developed a new alert system for sensitive information.
  • Then we tagged all of the companies that have links to attorneys and mailing addresses frequently used by Intellectual Ventures.

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