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  • bulk mail
    bulk mail
    noun
    a category of mail for mailing large numbers of identical printed items to individual addressees at less than first-class rates, as circulars or bulletins.
  • bulk-mail
    bulk-mail
    verb (used with object)
    to mail as bulk mail.

bulk mail

1 American  

noun

  1. a category of mail for mailing large numbers of identical printed items to individual addressees at less than first-class rates, as circulars or bulletins.


bulk-mail 2 American  
[buhlk-mayl] / ˈbʌlkˌmeɪl /

verb (used with object)

  1. to mail as bulk mail.


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As planned, the Postal Service system would take a random sample of bulk mail ballots going to voters to make sure the envelopes all contained required information, including special bar codes tied to each voter.

From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026

DHL delivers a billion letters a year in the UK, mainly for businesses sending out bulk mail to clients – and the merger will see Evri offer a letter service for the first time.

From BBC ● May 14, 2025

One problem: DMAchoice is a means only to cut off the bulk mail that companies send to prospective customers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2022

No medium has the universal market penetration of our Postal Service, and available at bulk mail rates.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 18, 2020

The plaintiffs had sought an injunction that would require the Postal Service to stop bulk mail deliveries and return to individual deliveries.

From Washington Times ● May 5, 2020

The bulk-mail filter clears a good bit of spam from your In box but not all.

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