Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mailpiece

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mail-piece
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

(countable) A piece of mail, that is, an item of (physical) mail; especially, an item of flat envelope form factor as contrasted with an item of package form factor.

Canadian usage; American usage

Example Sentences

"You have 0 mailpiece(s) and 1 inbound package(s) arriving soon. [U.S. Postal Service Informed Delivery email of the 2020s]"
"Each mailjob is composed of pages that go into a single envelope. These are called mailpieces."
"The name and return address of the authorized nonprofit organization must be either on the outside of the mailpiece or in a prominent location"

Etymology

From mail + piece; part of the business jargon of postal services and mail marketers for more than a century, but not common among the general public until the 21st century.

Usage

Canadian usage
American usage

Inflected Forms

mailpieces (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

package email mail

Questions

What does mailpiece mean?: (countable) A piece of mail, that is, an item of (physical) mail; especially, an item of flat envelope form factor as contrasted with an item of package form factor.
Where does mailpiece come from?: From mail + piece; part of the business jargon of postal services and mail marketers for more than a century, but not common among the general public until the 21st century.

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