voice mail
noun
an electronic system enabling the recording and storage of (usually digitized) voice messages, which can subsequently be retrieved by the intended recipient.
voicemail
-
a variation of
voice mail.
Example Sentences
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"Obviously the ringing tone didn't even come up. It was just straight to voicemail", he recalled.
From Barron's ● Aug. 29, 2026
However, if your friend has texts, emails, voicemail messages or even notes made around the time he instructed the lawyer not to settle, those could help corroborate his account.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
Bowker said she doesn’t recall the voicemail but that it is possible she missed it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
A reporter also left a voicemail on his personal cellphone on June 25.
From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2026
At home, I access voicemail on the landline, the one Kate and I get around to checking when we remember, and there’s a message from Embryo.
From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven
