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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

Example Sentences

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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

The home is registered as the company mailing address for Devastating Pyrotechnics and its chief executive, Kenneth Chee, in the state’s fireworks wholesaler database.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 9, 2025

The only thing you should do now is verify that the SSA has your correct mailing address and direct deposit information on file at ssa.gov/myaccount.

From Salon • Jan. 27, 2025

They helped one another seal leaky roofs and formed an official campus club aiming to secure a mailing address.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 26, 2023

She told them that from now on their mailing address was Post Office Box 1663, Santa Fe, New Mexico.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin

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