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mailable

American  
[mey-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

By the Act of August 4th, 1886, Congress has authorized the extention of the special delivery system to all post offices and to all mailable matter.

From History of the Postage Stamps of the United States of America by Tiffany, John Kerr

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