mail-inn.

Brit.

/ˈmeɪlɪn/, U.S.

/ˈmeɪlˌɪn/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mail v.⁵, in adv.

Etymology: < mail v.⁵ + in adv. Compare mailout adj. and n.

Originally and chiefly U.S.

The act of sending something in by post. Frequently attributive, esp. designating ballots, surveys, etc., in which results are collected by post. Also concrete: an item intended to be sent in by post.

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society > communication > correspondence > sending items > [noun] > act of

mailing1852

mail-in1963

society > communication > correspondence > sending items > [adjective] > relating to act of sending by post

mail-in1963

society > communication > correspondence > sending items > [adjective] > relating to act of sending by post > results of ballots or surveys

mail-in1963

1959 Amer. Speech 34 151 Mail in, a promise to mail in cash for tickets.]

1963 Sunday Times 17 Nov. 11/1 A premium..can be anything given away or sold cheap to persuade people..to buy..a product... The self-liquidator, the on-pack offer, the dealer-loader, the free mail-in, and the personality promotion.

1975 Business Week 3 Feb. 21/2 The manufacturers are..worked up over another..proposal: a ban on matchbook mail-in coupons for home-study courses.

1979 Tucson (Arizona) Citizen 20 Sept. 9 a/1 Mail-in ballots from traditionally conservative voters reversed the standings in Sweden's general election.

1984 Gainesville (Florida) Sun 28 Mar. 7 a/2 (advt.) 7.49 sale price −1.00 mail-in rebate.

1988 Grocer 22 Oct. 127/1 All three styles..will carry a collarette offering a free mail-in. The offer is a rose bush, available in red or white.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mail-in
释义	mail-inn. Brit. /ˈmeɪlɪn/, U.S. /ˈmeɪlˌɪn/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mail v.⁵, in adv. Etymology: < mail v.⁵ + in adv. Compare mailout adj. and n. Originally and chiefly U.S. The act of sending something in by post. Frequently attributive, esp. designating ballots, surveys, etc., in which results are collected by post. Also concrete: an item intended to be sent in by post. ΘΚΠ society > communication > correspondence > sending items > [noun] > act of mailing1852 mail-in1963 society > communication > correspondence > sending items > [adjective] > relating to act of sending by post mail-in1963 society > communication > correspondence > sending items > [adjective] > relating to act of sending by post > results of ballots or surveys mail-in1963 1959 Amer. Speech 34 151 Mail in, a promise to mail in cash for tickets.] 1963 Sunday Times 17 Nov. 11/1 A premium..can be anything given away or sold cheap to persuade people..to buy..a product... The self-liquidator, the on-pack offer, the dealer-loader, the free mail-in, and the personality promotion. 1975 Business Week 3 Feb. 21/2 The manufacturers are..worked up over another..proposal: a ban on matchbook mail-in coupons for home-study courses. 1979 Tucson (Arizona) Citizen 20 Sept. 9 a/1 Mail-in ballots from traditionally conservative voters reversed the standings in Sweden's general election. 1984 Gainesville (Florida) Sun 28 Mar. 7 a/2 (advt.) 7.49 sale price −1.00 mail-in rebate. 1988 Grocer 22 Oct. 127/1 All three styles..will carry a collarette offering a free mail-in. The offer is a rose bush, available in red or white. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1963
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