mailroom

mailroom
/mayl"roohm', -room'/, n.
1. Also, mail room. a room used for handling incoming and outgoing mail, as in a large organization.
adj.
2. of or pertaining to a mailroom: mailroom employees.
[1880-85; MAIL1 + ROOM]

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mailˈroom noun
A room in an office, etc, for dealing with incoming and outgoing mail
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Main Entry:mail

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mailroom UK [ˈmeɪlˌruːm] US [ˈmeɪlˌrum] noun [countable] [singular mailroom plural mailrooms] business mainly american
a room in an organization where post is received and where it is prepared for sending out
Thesaurus: departments in companies and organizationshyponym

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