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

Recent Examples on the Web

In April 2025, Vaden allegedly received an anonymous letter at her home bearing the Elk Grove Police Department’s return address that discussed Davis’ relationship with the subordinate. — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 19 June 2026

Put your return address in the upper lefthand corner, and affix a stamp on the upper righthand corner. — Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 20 May 2026

Not just any letter, but the kind of officious demand letter with an Internal Revenue Service return address that makes your stomach do a slow roll or somersault. — Charles T. Almond Iii, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026

Additionally, the return address reportedly did not list the jail where Epstein was held nor include his inmate number, a requirement for outgoing mail. — Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 24 Dec. 2025

Rhymes for return address

• adulteress
• adventuress
• nevertheless
• abbess
• abscess
• access
• assess
• caress
• confess
• depress
• digress
• distress