mailing

Related to mailing: post office, direct mailing

mail (something) from (some place)

To send a letter or package through the postal system from some country, city, or particular building. I had to complete the form on the plane and mail it from San Francisco, so it may take a few days longer to reach you than I thought. I'll mail the box from work so I don't have to pay the exorbitant shipping costs myself.
See also: mail

mail (something) in

1. Literally, to send something somewhere or to someone by mail. I mailed in the application months ago, but I still haven't heard from the university!
2. To perform a given task, duty, or activity with little or no attention, effort, or interest; to do something perfunctorily. Usually such a key player on the field, the team's star running back seems to be mailing it in this afternoon. I usually love his work in film, but he totally mailed in his performance for this voice-over role.
See also: mail

mail (something) to (one)

To send a letter or package through the postal system to one. I've got to mail this check to the phone company before they shut off my phone lines! I'll have to leave some things here when I move—will you be able to mail them to me later?
See also: mail

mail it in

To perform a given task, duty, or activity with little or no attention, effort, or interest; to do something perfunctorily. Usually such a key player on the field, the team's star running back seems to be mailing it in this afternoon. I usually love his work in film, but he totally mailed it in for this voice-over role.
See also: mail
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • mailed
  • mail (something) from (some place)
  • mail (something) to (one)
  • mail to
  • post
  • post (something) to (one)
  • post to
  • posting
  • a job of work
  • snail mail
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First, as with any mailing, identify your target market, appropriate product and offer.
Improve response by going 'three dimensional'
The alliance will allow PropertyShark.com to better serve the real estate community by offering one stop for building information and full service mailings.
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This policy is particularly effective in reducing the mailing of powders and dangerous materials.
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An existing customer list will typically generate a three to four percent response rate--sometimes higher if the list is fresh and the mailing is especially persuasive.
Drive sales with polished direct mail: the right mailing to the right people can strengthen your relationship with your customers. (business corner)
If you would like to be removed from the mailing list, send a blank e-mail message with "remove" as the subject to rocket@crocketd.com.
The messenger
This is done by seeding mailing lists with decoy names and addresses.
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Commercial mail receiving agencies are businesses that offer mailing services, primarily mailbox rentals, to their customers.
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However, such a broad filter might reject messages from a professional mailing list because the list inserts its own "To" header.
E-mail filters
Postal Service has agreed to new rules for free mailing of educational materials to people with disabilities.
The MS Rule
* Don't use just one mailing. Unfortunately, a camp's promotional mailing may not be as precious to the receiver as it is to the camp.
Make your mailings say, "open me first." (exciting and effective direct mail campaigns)
Subscriptions to mailing lists are free, but you must intentionally take action to subscribe.
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Those new to the intricacies of global mailing with not a lot of time to research each option in depth can relax, however.
Getting it there