to stamp
- verb
- /stæmp/
- He carefully stamped the letter and placed it in the mailbox.
- stamp an envelope
- addressed and stamped
- a stamped return envelope
Now letters just get stamped and now you can flourish them.
- Now letters just get stamped and now you can flourish them.
- OK, Have them weigh it because just sticking a couple stamps on might seem great, but you might be overpaying to get it to me.
- So if I send it in a hand dressed, hand stamped, non branded right or smaller size envelope, that's going to get a significantly better open rate.
Examples
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Before you send your application, remember to stamp your envelope with correct postage.
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Please stamp the envelope before mailing it to ensure it is delivered.
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I can send mail and stamp it at midnight if I need to because it's always available.
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Well, if it's not stamped, it's not delivered.
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Obviously, she never sent it or even stamped it.
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Each book has a card and a due date and is stamped when it's borrowed or returned.
Fiction book (1997) -
Each student also received a self-addressed, stamped envelope for returning the survey.
Academic text (1997) -
Instrument packets included a cover letter and a stamped, self-addressed return envelope.
Academic text (1995) -
For mailed surveys, each swimmer was given a self-addressed stamped envelope with which to return the inventory.
Academic text (1996)
Synonyms
To stamp mail with a machine mark showing the postage paid
To put a stamp or official mark on something before it is sent
To stamp letters to show postage is paid
Antonyms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Archaic
A government card or paper that people with little money use to buy food at certain stores
A law that puts a paid official stamp on newspapers and legal papers in the American colonies which causes protests
- Archaic
A small paper token shops give customers to collect and exchange for goods
- UK
A payment you make by buying an official stamp and putting it on certain documents
A small old paper used to pay for sending letters and often kept by collectors
How Posted
Surface Forms
Etymology
To stamp a letter is to put a stamp (proof of payment) on it; the verb comes from the same idea of marking or fixing a sign that shows the fee has been paid.