# mails

Pronunciation: say "MAYLZ" /meɪlz/

## Noun

1. Plural of mail. Chiefly in "the mails," the postal system; mail meaning letters and packages is usually uncountable. — plural of mail
   - Simple: Plural of mail. It is used mostly in the phrase the mails, meaning the postal system.
   - _Federal law makes it a crime to use the mails to carry out a fraud._
   - _The catalog reached customers through the mails long before online shopping._
3. The postal system regarded as a whole, through which letters and parcels are collected and delivered. *(US)*
   - Simple: The system that collects, carries, and delivers letters and packages.
   - _Tampering with items moving through the mails is a federal offense._
   - _During the strike, businesses could no longer count on the mails for timely shipments._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present of mail. — third-person singular simple present indicative of mail
   - Simple: The form of mail used in the present with he, she, it, or a singular noun such as the dog or water.
   - _The office mails invoices to clients at the end of each quarter._
   - _Whenever the gallery sells a print, it mails a certificate of authenticity._

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