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mails

SayMAYLZ/meɪlz/

3 meanings of mails

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  1. 1
    noun
    Plural of mail. It is used mostly in the phrase the mails, meaning the postal system.

    He was charged with using the mails to cheat people out of money.

    The ballots were sent through the mails weeks before the election.

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  2. 2
    verb
    The form of mail used in the present with he, she, it, or a singular noun such as the dog or water.

    She mails a postcard from every city she visits.

    He mails the rent check on the first of each month.

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  3. 3
    nounUSwith the
    The system that collects, carries, and delivers letters and packages.

    Like a delivery network that moves letters from sender to receiver.

    Sensitive documents should never be sent through the mails.

    The company relies on the mails to reach customers in rural towns.

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mails is a form of mail

mail, noun: Letters and packages sent by post, or the ones that come to your home. Full entry

Forms
mailmails plural
Spelling
mail → mails: add -s
Sound
The ending sounds like /z/.

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