Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A room in which ingoing and outgoing mail is handled for a company or other organization.

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  • noun In an office, a room in which mail and package shipments are prepared and deliveries accepted.

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Examples

  • To think this grand tale starts off in a dingy little mailroom is noteworthy to me, because the story sweeps through so many settings of ever-growing grandeur, you have to really appreciate the scope of it all.

    Fave Five: Horror Novels 2009

  • To think this grand tale starts off in a dingy little mailroom is noteworthy to me, because the story sweeps through so many settings of ever-growing grandeur, you have to really appreciate the scope of it all.

    Archive 2009-04-01 2009

  • She called the mailroom and made sure Warren would have all the training guides copied and bound by ten A.M. The client wasn’t due to arrive until eleven, but Kate never waited for the last minute to get anything done.

    Substitute Me Lori L. Tharps 2010

  • Because of a possible link between the bacteria and the mailroom, which is where we have it located, we have taken the additional public step of looking very closely at the mail facilities that serve this location.

    CNN Transcript Oct 12, 2001 2001

  • We used antibacterial foam to remediate the Dirksen mailroom, which is in the Dirksen Senate Office building, and also the Ford House Office building mailroom.

    CNN Transcript Oct 25, 2001 2001

  • He knows the woman in the mailroom is a waste of money, but she's nice to look at.

    The Daily Reckoning 2008

  • Organizations that fully integrate workflow with other technologies - such as mailroom automation software, image, web portals, CRM and line of business applications - also achieve real business benefits.

    Recently Uploaded Slideshows cookand 2010

  • Visitors to the SOURCECORP booth can learn about the company's specific agency document processing and conversion services such as mailroom, claim conversion and data capture; EDI gateway; document and claims adjudication; document workflow management and online repository; claims reject return services; and edit resolutions.

    The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2010

  • You know, when we show up in a mailroom, we essentially say we're sending a letter or a package to Grandma with cookies.

    Bombs Point To Weaknesses In Air Cargo Security 2010

  • You know, when we show up in a mailroom, we essentially say we're sending a letter or a package to Grandma with cookies.

    Bombs Point To Weaknesses In Air Cargo Security 2010

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