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mailpiece

mailpiece noun: (countable) A piece of mail, that is, an item of (physical) mail; especially, an item of flat envelope form factor as contrasted with an item of package form factor.

Noun

mailpiece (plural mailpieces)

  1. (Canada, US) (countable) A piece of mail, that is, an item of (physical) mail; especially, an item of flat envelope form factor as contrasted with an item of package form factor.
    • You have 0 mailpiece(s) and 1 inbound package(s) arriving soon. [U.S. Postal Service Informed Delivery email of the 2020s]
    • Each mailjob is composed of pages that go into a single envelope. These are called mailpieces.1995 April, Anthony F. Stuart, Technical Association of the Graphic Arts, Proceedings, page 442

Forms of mailpiece

pluralmailpieces

Origin of mailpiece

From mail + piece; part of the business jargon of postal services and mail marketers for more than a century, but not common among the general public until the 21st century.

Questions about mailpiece

What does mailpiece mean?
Mailpiece means (countable) A piece of mail, that is, an item of (physical) mail; especially, an item of flat envelope form factor as contrasted with an item of package form factor.
What part of speech is mailpiece?
Mailpiece is a noun.
What is the plural of mailpiece?
The plural of mailpiece is mailpieces.

Words near mailpiece in the dictionary

  1. mailpack
  2. mailpacks
  3. mailpeople
  4. mailperson
  5. mailpersons
  6. mailpiece
  7. mailpieces
  8. mailplane
  9. mailplanes
  10. mailpod
  11. mailroom

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