prestamped
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3.5
With a stamp already on it for sending by mail
- adjective
- /ˈprɛˌstæmpt/
:
preestampado
- The package included a prestamped return envelope to make it easier for recipients to reply.
Examples
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She filled out the form and attached a prestamped envelope for a quick response.
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You can buy prestamped postcards at the post office for convenient mailing.
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Simultaneously, it is providing the Postal Service with new, prestamped Silver Spring envelopes.
Academic text (1997)
Synonyms
postpaid
vsprestamped
1
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
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.