self-addressed
Americanadjective
adjective
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addressed for return to the sender
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directed to oneself
a self-addressed remark
Etymology
Origin of self-addressed
First recorded in 1840–50
Example Sentences
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Set up a family Zoom call, invite them over, send out self-addressed postcards, call them and say it’s your birthday.
From Washington Post • May 7, 2021
This month, Jordan releases a second solo EP, For You: a self-addressed collection of tracks that, in part, reflect on their queerness.
From The Guardian • May 25, 2020
To avoid passing postage costs on to our survey takers, we put a self-addressed stamped envelope in the magazine.
From Slate • Mar. 11, 2020
He always encloses a self-addressed stamped envelope for easy replies.
From Washington Times • Mar. 25, 2018
Always enclose stamps for return of MS.—or, better yet, a stamped and self-addressed envelope; never be so small or so careless as to underpay the postage.
From Short Story Writing A Practical Treatise on the Art of The Short Story by Barrett, Charles Raymond
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