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.
Examples of return address in a Sentence
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Want a return address on the envelope?
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Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 15 Dec. 2025
The return address was from California, and the sender wasn't familiar to me.
—CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025
In the hope that the balloons would be returned, the makers included a return address and a reward.
—Alyssa Davis, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
View with skepticism those nonprofits that send you pens and flags and return address labels and writing pads in the mail.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 26 Nov. 2025
Mulzet reads an excerpt from Herscht 07769, which takes its title from the protagonist’s decision to write German Chancellor Angela Merkel a letter using only his name and postcode as a return address.
—Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025
The return address was in Kamloops, British Columbia.
—Bjorn Dihle, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2025
One afternoon, Briggs drove to the return address that Berthia's mom had written on the envelope, introduced himself and told her about the upcoming ceremony.
—Johnny Dodd, People.com, 24 Aug. 2025
The inspection service recommends that unwanted packages be returned to the sender, if a return address is available.
—Laura Daniella Sepulveda, AZCentral.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 15 Dec. 2025
The return address was from California, and the sender wasn't familiar to me.
—CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025
In the hope that the balloons would be returned, the makers included a return address and a reward.
—Alyssa Davis, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
View with skepticism those nonprofits that send you pens and flags and return address labels and writing pads in the mail.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 26 Nov. 2025
Mulzet reads an excerpt from Herscht 07769, which takes its title from the protagonist’s decision to write German Chancellor Angela Merkel a letter using only his name and postcode as a return address.
—Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025
The return address was in Kamloops, British Columbia.
—Bjorn Dihle, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2025
One afternoon, Briggs drove to the return address that Berthia's mom had written on the envelope, introduced himself and told her about the upcoming ceremony.
—Johnny Dodd, People.com, 24 Aug. 2025
The inspection service recommends that unwanted packages be returned to the sender, if a return address is available.
—Laura Daniella Sepulveda, AZCentral.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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“Return address.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/return%20address. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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