"mailpiece" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: mailpieces [plural]
Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|mail|piece}} mail + piece Head templates: {{en-noun}} mailpiece (plural mailpieces)
  1. (chiefly Canada, US) (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. Tags: Canada, US
    Sense id: en-mailpiece-en-noun-1IxykdjN Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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