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Office & Administration vocabulary · Reception, Visitors & Post

Mailroom

Meaning in office & administration, with examples

nounCommon term

In office & administration, mailroom means: The office area where incoming and outgoing mail and parcels are received, sorted, prepared, and distributed.

In Turkish: posta odası

How it is used

Found in larger offices, campuses, and government buildings. Staff may collect letters, sign for deliveries, or arrange courier pickups there.

Example sentences

  1. The contract is in the mailroom because the courier arrived before legal staff returned from the compliance meeting.

    Here, the term identifies the office location where deliveries are held until the right staff can collect them.

  2. Every afternoon, the mailroom sorts invoices by department and places urgent envelopes in a separate tray.

    In this example, it means the centralized workspace responsible for organizing and distributing internal and external mail.

Common collocations

  • mailroom staff
  • mailroom tray
  • mailroom delivery
  • courierA person or company that collects and delivers parcels and documents quickly and directly, often on the same day.
  • sign forTo write your signature to confirm that you have received a parcel, letter or delivery.

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