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name and address

name and address

33 1.0
Information that shows who someone is and where they receive mail
  • noun
translation icon : nombre y dirección
  • Please write your name and address clearly on the form so we can deliver your package.
  • provide names and addresses
  • include name and address
  • write the name and address

They could give you names and addresses, right?

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Examples

  • The name and address he gave are false.

  • We'll ask you a few questions, take your name and address, and you can go home.

  • And you know, like all you needed was your name and address and a set of bank details and some work information.

  • - Put your name and address here.

  • So you fill in the name and address of people that you want to send cards to presents.

  • You know, when I was a kid, I put a note into a bottle, and it had my name and address on it.

  • - I'd just like your name and address.

  • Even if I'd known the name and address, how would I get there?

    Fiction book (2000)
  • Services are administered by the people whose names and addresses appear below.

    Academic text (1993)
  • Come down to the podium, state your name and address.

Antonyms

106 6.5

Being unknown so other people do not know who you are

How Detailed

phone book
  • Archaic
60 1.0
name and address
33 1.0
address
898 1.0
name
1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

name + and + address

The phrase is a simple coordination of two literal nouns: 'name' (identifier) and 'address' (contact location), joined by 'and', so its meaning as combined identifying information is directly derivable from the parts. This is a common, formulaic item on forms and has clear cross-linguistic parallels, making it immediately understandable to a B1 learner who knows the constituent words.

Etymology

The noun name and address comes from the long habit of writing a person's name and address together on letters and forms so post offices and people could know 'who' someone was and 'where to send' things. That's why it now means a person's basic identification and contact details.