return address

Envelope's upper-left

A return address is the sender's address printed or written on mail, allowing undeliverable items to be sent back: Please include a return address on the envelope.

The term extends to email headers and shipping labels.

Without a return address, lost mail cannot find its way home.

postal

sender

One who dispatches

  • envelopeFolded paper enclosure
  • labelIdentifying attachment or marker
  • stampMark-making device

postage · mailbox · letter · package · parcel · postmark · zip code · post office · letterhead · stationery

shipping

tracking

Monitoring location over time

courier · logistics · freight · consignee · recipient · destination · dispatch · customs · warehouse · fulfillment

verification

identity

Who someone is

registration · account · fraud prevention · validation · matching · records · documentation

Categories
Opposites
mailing directionality

return addressdestination address

Where something is sent

recipient address · delivery address · shipping address · mailing address · addressee

Family

address, return, addressing, addresses, addressed, addressee, addressees, unaddressed, readdress

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G