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prestamped

prestamped

3.5
With a stamp already on it for sending by mail
  • adjective
  • /ˈprɛˌstæmpt/
translation icon : preestampado
  • The package included a prestamped return envelope to make it easier for recipients to reply.

Examples

  • She filled out the form and attached a prestamped envelope for a quick response.

  • You can buy prestamped postcards at the post office for convenient mailing.

  • Simultaneously, it is providing the Postal Service with new, prestamped Silver Spring envelopes.

    Academic text (1997)

Synonyms

postpaid
vsprestamped
3.7

Sent with the postage paid by the sender so the person who gets it does not pay

has physical postage applied before use rather than a billing arrangement

Antonyms

unstamped
1 4.4

Not marked with a stamp showing postage or official approval

Surface Forms

prestamped positive

Morphology

prestamped = stamped (transparent) = pre + stamp + ed

The prefix 'pre-' straightforwardly adds the meaning 'already beforehand' to 'stamped'.

Etymology

Prestamped combines pre- meaning 'before' and stamp meaning 'a mark showing postage paid', so it literally means 'stamped before use'. That's why a prestamped envelope already has the postage and you do not need to buy a stamp.