"mail-in" meaning in English

See mail-in in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: Deverbal from mail in. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} mail-in (not comparable)
  1. Sent via mail. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-mail-in-en-adj-OAjmFyFd Categories (other): English deverbals, English entries with incorrect language header, English links with manual fragments, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English deverbals: 46 54 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Post Disambiguation of Post: 0 0

Noun

Forms: mail-ins [plural]
Etymology: Deverbal from mail in. Head templates: {{en-noun}} mail-in (plural mail-ins)
  1. Something sent via mail.
    Sense id: en-mail-in-en-noun-Z-tJl72E Categories (other): English deverbals, English entries with incorrect language header, English links with manual fragments, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English deverbals: 46 54 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Post Disambiguation of Post: 0 0

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