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self-addressed

American  
[self-uh-drest] / ˈsɛlf əˈdrɛst /

adjective

  1. addressed for return to the sender.


self-addressed British  

adjective

  1. addressed for return to the sender

  2. directed to oneself

    a self-addressed remark

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of self-addressed

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

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To get a copy of more soup recipes, just go to Heloise.com or send $5 along with a stamped, self-addressed long envelope to: Heloise/Soups, P.O.

From Washington Post Nov. 1, 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

Send a self-addressed envelope to the Rev. * * * * Station D, New York City.

From Danger! A True History of a Great City's Wiles and Temptations The Veil Lifted, and Light Thrown on Crime and its Causes, and Criminals and their Haunts. Facts and Disclosures. by William F. Howe

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