mail-in

[ meyl-in ]

adjective
  1. conducted or responding by mail: a mail-in referendum.

noun
  1. something conducted or returned by mail, as a questionnaire or vote.

Origin of mail-in

1
adj., noun use of verb phrase mail in

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How to use mail-in in a sentence

  • In Ulster and Scotland, the word is mailin, which is sometimes applied to a purse:—'A mailin plenished (filled) fairly.'

  • We're but poor yeomen, an' haud our mailin for hard service.

  • Anyway, she knew right where to put her fingers on Joe Bruzinski's card and shoots us back his mailin' address by lunch time.

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