mail-in
Via stamp, not booth
Mail-in describes something submitted by postal mail rather than in person or electronically.
A mail-in ballot is sent to voters who return it through the postal service.
Mail-in rebates require customers to send forms and receipts to receive refunds.
The term often implies convenience—avoiding lines or travel—though mail-in voting has become politically contentious in recent years.
Folded paper enclosure
- stampMark-making device
- postmarkDated mailing imprint
- signatureHandwritten name for verification
- verificationProving something accurate
deadline · application · postage · return · tracking · authentication · secrecy · sleeve
Shape or document
- receiptWritten payment acknowledgment
- UPCProduct identification stripes
- barcodeEncoded product stripes
- submissionYielding to another's will
redemption · manufacturer · coupon · check · savings · promotion · offer · deadline
Organized public voting
- registrationFormal recording of participation
- voterBallot-casting citizen
- turnoutNumber attending an event
- participationAct of taking part
access · reform · expansion · universal · automatic · early · secure · fraud
State of poor health
- travelMovement between locations
- expatriateOne living abroad permanently
- militaryArmed forces collectively
- collegeHigher education institution
hospitalized · disability · elderly · incapacitated · overseas · shut-in · out-of-town · unavailable
Access or submission
- sweepstakesPrize contest decided randomly
- drawingMarks forming a picture
- winnerOne who prevails
- prizeReward for winning
postcard · rules · eligibility · random · submission · notification · official · void
envelope
Folded paper enclosure
verification · deadline · application · postage · return · tracking · authentication · secrecy · sleeve · instructions
form
Shape or document
- receiptWritten payment acknowledgment
- UPCProduct identification stripes
- barcodeEncoded product stripes
submission · redemption · manufacturer · coupon · check · savings · promotion · offer · deadline · claim
election
Organized public voting
- registrationFormal recording of participation
- voterBallot-casting citizen
- turnoutNumber attending an event
participation · access · reform · expansion · universal · automatic · early · secure · fraud · integrity
illness
State of poor health
- travelMovement between locations
- expatriateOne living abroad permanently
- militaryArmed forces collectively
college · hospitalized · disability · elderly · incapacitated · overseas · shut-in · out-of-town · unavailable · homebound
entry
Access or submission
- sweepstakesPrize contest decided randomly
- drawingMarks forming a picture
- winnerOne who prevails
prize · postcard · rules · eligibility · random · submission · notification · official · void · odds
mail-inin-person
Actually there, bodily
in person · on-site · walk-in · in-store · face-to-face
mail-inhand-delivered
Brought by a person directly
instant · electronic · online · digital · real-time