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mailing address

American  
[mey-ling uh-dres, ad-res] / ˈmeɪ lɪŋ əˌdrɛs, ˌæd rɛs /

noun

mailing addresses plural
  1. the address at which a person receives physical mail, whether at the street address of a home or business, or at a post office box or other location.


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Noun Inflected Forms

Etymology

Origin of mailing address

First recorded in 1880–85

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The same mailing address is also listed on the 2024 IRS filing for Dallas Express Media, the parent company for the conservative online site Dallas Express, of which Bennett is publisher.

From Salon May 3, 2026

The Los Angeles Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk recommends voters who have been impacted or displaced by wildfires update their mailing address or request a replacement ballot be sent to their temporary address or new permanent address.

From Los Angeles Times May 1, 2026

Voter data records provided to The Times by the political data firm PDI showed that Pratt listed his Palisades address as his residence, but a beachside Carpinteria address as his mailing address.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 6, 2026

Related: ‘I’m part of a blended family that didn’t blend well’: My stepsister added her mailing address to our mother’s bank account.

From MarketWatch Feb. 18, 2026

Saloon keepers cashed paychecks, supplied a mailing address for immigrants who had not yet found a permanent home, and, in many places, provided a place to sleep for five dollars a night.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler

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