# mailing

Pronunciation: say "MAY-ling" /ˈmeɪlɪŋ/

## Noun

1. The act of sending something through the mail, such as a letter or package.
   - Simple: The act of sending a letter or package through the mail.
   - _The mailing of the tax documents was delayed by the holiday._
   - _Careful mailing of fragile goods calls for plenty of padding._

## Verb

2. Present participle and gerund of mail. — present participle and gerund of mail
   - Simple: Present participle of mail. Use this form for an action happening now.
   - _The clerk is mailing the rejected applications back to their senders._
   - _Mailing fragile items without padding often ends in damage._

## Noun

3. A farm, or a piece of land worked as one. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: A piece of land used for farming.
   - _The laird leased the mailing to a tenant for a yearly rent._
   - _Every spring the whole household turned out to plow the mailing._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/mailing (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).