: 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
2
a
: messages received through a voice-mail system
checking her voice mail
b
: a voice-mail message
listening to a voice mail
Example Sentences
Just leave a message on my voice mail. I left her a voice mail. You have two new voice mails.
Recent Examples on the WebAmy from Arizona left a voice mail for the team at 5 Things asking how Polio was found? James Brown, USA TODAY, 21 Aug. 2022 Last week, Gates said, the board received a voice mail in which a caller threatened to kill each member and their families.Anchorage Daily News, 12 Aug. 2021 The call went to voice mail when one of Dr. Theard’s employees tried to reach Laura. Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 13 June 2022 Mastriano did not respond to a voice mail or an email sent through his campaign website. Colby Itkowitz And Rosalind S. Helderman, Anchorage Daily News, 15 May 2022 She could not be reached Monday; several phone numbers were either disconnected, had changed or had no voice mail option. Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 28 Dec. 2021 Jacobo, 33, did not respond to a voice mail, text message or Twitter messages requesting comment by Monday afternoon. Matthias Gafni, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Oct. 2021 Serhiy Volyna of the 36th Separate Marine Brigade told The Washington Post in an April 19 voice mail. David L. Stern, Washington Post, 12 May 2022 From time to time, Art would call Todd and sing a line or two into his voice mail, hoping Todd could plank out the appropriate chords.Washington Post, 26 Apr. 2022 See More