mailroom

mail·room

M m

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [meyl-room, -roo m]
- /ˈmeɪlˌrum, -ˌrʊm/
- /ˈmeɪlruːm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [meyl-room, -roo m]
- /ˈmeɪlˌrum, -ˌrʊm/

Definitions of mailroom word

noun mailroom Also, mail room. a room used for handling incoming and outgoing mail, as in a large organization. 1
adjective mailroom of or relating to a mailroom: mailroom employees. 1
noun mailroom In an office, a room in which mail and package shipments are prepared and deliveries accepted. 1
noun mailroom a room dealing with mail coming into and being sent from a building 0
noun mailroom a room or office, as in a business or organization, in which incoming and outgoing mail is processed, sorted, etc. 0

See all 5 definitions of mailroom

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Origin of mailroom

First appearance:

before 1880

One of the 23% newest English words

First recorded in 1880-85; mail1 + room

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Mailroom

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Mailroom

mailroom popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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Synonyms for mailroom

noun mailroom

po — a chamber pot.
post office — an office or station of a government postal system at which mail is received and sorted, from which it is dispatched and distributed, and at which stamps are sold or other services rendered.

All 2 Synonyms of mailroom