mailpiece

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. (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.

Word forms

mailpiece mailpieces

Etymology

From 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.

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