mailing address

American  

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

noun

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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Etymology

Origin of mailing address

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

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

Pratt listed it as his mailing address, while Heidi listed it as her mailing address and residence.

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

That administrator included the phone number and mailing address for the California Franchise Tax Board, along with a link to an IRS webpage to help protect against identity theft.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2024

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