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mail-in

mail-in adjective: sent via mail.

Adjective

mail-in (not comparable)

  1. Sent via mail.
    • In the critical swing states of Ohio and Florida, more than a fifth of voters chose the mail-in option 2010.2012 November 4, “Mail-in ballots: the hanging chads of 2012?”, in Reuters
    • mail-in ballots

Noun

mail-in (plural mail-ins)

  1. Something sent via mail.
    • I chose to do a mail-in instead of going to vote in person.

Forms of mail-in

pluralmail-ins

Origin of mail-in

Deverbal from mail in.

Phrases with mail-in

Questions about mail-in

What does mail-in mean?
Mail-in means sent via mail.
What part of speech is mail-in?
Mail-in can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near mail-in in the dictionary

  1. mail-box
  2. mail-boxes
  3. mail-carrier
  4. mail-carriers
  5. mail-cheeked
  6. mail-in
  7. mail-in vote
  8. mail-ins
  9. mail-ladies
  10. mail-lady
  11. mail-merge

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