voice mail
noun
\ ˈvȯis-ˌmāl
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variants:
or voicemail
or less commonly voice-mail
Definition of voice mail
1
: an electronic communication system in which spoken messages are recorded or digitized and stored for later playback to the intended recipient
left a message in the company's voice mail
—typically hyphenated in attributive use a voice-mail system
2a
: messages received through a voice-mail system
checking her voice mail
b
: a voice-mail message
listening to a voice mail
Examples of voice mail in a Sentence
Just leave a message on my voice mail.
I left her a voice mail.
You have two new voice mails.
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But Dudar, who owns numerous rental properties in the area, did not respond to her texts or voice mails. — Brian Goldstone, The New Republic, "The New American Homeless," 21 Aug. 2019 Who is listening to the voice mails before they’re published? — Washington Post, "Tell us when someone made you feel like an outsider in the United States," 15 July 2019 Tips can be emailed to tips@so.cccounty.us, and anonymous callers can leave voice mails at 866-846-3592. — Lauren Hernández, SFChronicle.com, "Suspect arrested on suspicion of Pacheco man’s killing, police say," 7 July 2019 Mike Doble, a spokesman for Raytheon, didn’t immediately respond to a voice mail requesting comment outside of office hours. — Ranjeetha Pakiam, BostonGlobe.com, "Raytheon, United Technologies in talks to merge, report says," 8 June 2019 Bergeron said the family kept all of Meeks’ voice mails after his death. — Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, "The story behind Alabama’s Marcus Banks’ emotional - and viral - video of gift honoring late father," 5 Aug. 2019 Needy and helpless, Sean still calls his voice mail, just to hear the outgoing message. — Randy Cordova, azcentral, "In 'Papi Chulo,' a lonely weatherman and a day laborer form a delightful friendship," 10 June 2019 Eagle Bank did not immediately respond to an email and voice mail requesting comment. — Robert Mccartney, baltimoresun.com, "Jack Evans to resign from Metro board after probe shows he ‘knowingly’ violated rules," 21 June 2019 Officers left a voice mail for the man to contact them. — Andy Attina / Cleveland.com, cleveland.com, "Man arrested for attempted drug trafficking: Mayfield Heights Police Blotter," 29 Nov. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'voice mail.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for voice mail
voice mail
noun
English Language Learners Definition of voice mail
: a system in which callers can leave recorded messages for you over the telephone
also
: a message left using this system
See the full definition for voice mail in the English Language Learners Dictionary
voice mail
nounKids Definition of voice mail
: an electronic communication system in which spoken messages are recorded to be played back later