"return address" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: return addresses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} return address (plural return addresses)
  1. (postal) The address of a person sending an item in the post, written on the item sent.
    Sense id: en-return_address-en-noun-QjhFnXfC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Post

Inflected forms

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        "(postal) The address of a person sending an item in the post, written on the item sent."
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