return address
noun
: an address on an envelope or package that shows where the envelope or package should be returned to if it cannot be delivered
I forgot to put the return address on the envelope.
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Letters with a return address will receive a reply.
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Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 7 Dec. 2024
Additionally, there is a Santa mailbox, where all letters with a return address are answered.
—Susan Young, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024
Mail it with a return address to Supporter Supply Co., ATTN: Morgan, 867 W. Town St., Columbus, OH 43222.
—Andrew King, Axios, 25 Nov. 2024
The return address for the Michigan and Wisconsin Catholic Tribunes matches the business mailing address of companies within the Metric Media network, ProPublica found.
—Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 20 Oct. 2024
The parcels containing those items will have become undeliverable for a number of reasons, including that the address is inadequate or illegible, or that the person may have moved or there is no return address.
—Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week Uk, theweek, 16 Oct. 2024
There is no return address; instead, the unexpected package has a QR code that when scanned, pretends to show you who sent it.
—Alex Perry, The Enquirer, 26 Sep. 2024
Many, according to the report, described lesser quality clothing than promised, and said their packages had a return address in China.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2024
On the other hand, losing my e-mail would be disastrous, and the return address appeared to be legitimate.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Dec. 2010
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Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 7 Dec. 2024
Additionally, there is a Santa mailbox, where all letters with a return address are answered.
—Susan Young, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024
Mail it with a return address to Supporter Supply Co., ATTN: Morgan, 867 W. Town St., Columbus, OH 43222.
—Andrew King, Axios, 25 Nov. 2024
The return address for the Michigan and Wisconsin Catholic Tribunes matches the business mailing address of companies within the Metric Media network, ProPublica found.
—Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 20 Oct. 2024
The parcels containing those items will have become undeliverable for a number of reasons, including that the address is inadequate or illegible, or that the person may have moved or there is no return address.
—Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week Uk, theweek, 16 Oct. 2024
There is no return address; instead, the unexpected package has a QR code that when scanned, pretends to show you who sent it.
—Alex Perry, The Enquirer, 26 Sep. 2024
Many, according to the report, described lesser quality clothing than promised, and said their packages had a return address in China.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2024
On the other hand, losing my e-mail would be disastrous, and the return address appeared to be legitimate.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Dec. 2010
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“Return address.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/return%20address. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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