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VOYSM-ayl/ˈvɔɪsmeɪl/

Voicemail is the recorded message you leave when a phone is not answered, or the system that stores those messages (often uncountable). Leave a voicemail; check your voicemail; a voicemail from work. A text is typed; a missed call has no message. US uses voicemail too.

Meaning

A recorded phone message left when nobody answers (often uncountable).

Examples

• “Leave a voicemail and I will ring you back after work.”
• “Her voicemail is full, so just send a text.”
• “I heard the voicemail on the bus and had to ring back from the street.”

Good to know

voicemail (often uncountable). leave / check voicemail. Contrast: a text / a missed call.

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