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mailable

American  
[may-luh-buhl] / ˈmeɪ lə bəl /

adjective

  1. legally acceptable as mail, as in terms of content, size, or weight.


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Etymology

Origin of mailable

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45; mail 1 + -able


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We called up some of our favorite bakers, creators, recipe developers, and cookbook authors to shrink a banquet table of winter treats into a mailable cookie box.

From Salon ● Dec. 20, 2021

And paper will still be the only option for some 10% of the U.S. population living in rural and remote areas or without mailable addresses.

From Science Magazine ● Jul. 24, 2017

The person who puts mailable material into mailboxes himself to avoid payment of postage faces a maximum fine of $300 per offense.

From Time Magazine Archive

SW: We're testing a mailable reader, a very thin, hard box about the size of a large postcard.

From Time Magazine Archive

The card was mailable to the bondseller, and requested a copy of his textbook for investors.

From Business Correspondence by Anonymous

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