Self-addressed stamped envelope
- Self-addressed stamped envelope
A self-addressed stamped envelope (SASE), or just stamped addressed envelope (SAE) in the UK, is often just that: an envelope with the sender's name and address on it, with affixed paid postage and mailed to a company or private individual. Often, SASEs are used when requesting information about products or services. They are also used when querying literary agents.
Companies and charities use SASEs in order to save on postage; a consumer can afford the cost of a stamp and envelope, but the business does not want to pay for the postage on all the letters it sends out. One of the most common uses is when companies are legally required to send something upon request, such as a "winners list" at the end of a sweepstakes; the company will require a SASE with the request to avoid paying postage.
SASEs are also vital in the hobby of autograph collecting and amateur radio. An enthusiast will send a request to a celebrity or athlete through the mail. Included with the autograph request is a SASE, in which the celebrity or athlete is to return the autographed item. For amateur radio, operators will send a SASE when requesting the other station's QSL card.
International reply coupons
SASEs cannot easily be used for foreign mail, since senders rarely have supplies of mint foreign stamps. Rather, International reply coupons are used, and these can be purchased over the counter at Post Offices. In many cases and as a courtesy users of IRC's also send a Self Addressed Envelope to save the receiver the cost and time of buying and filling out an envelope.
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self addressed stamped envelope — ➔ envelope … Financial and business terms
self-addressed stamped envelope — UK US noun [C] (US COMMUNICATIONS ► an envelope that you send someone with your name and address and a stamp on it, so that they can send you something in the mail: »To receive a poster, send a self addressed stamped envelope to the above address … Financial and business terms
self-addressed stamped envelope — (SASE) Preaddressed, postage included, envelope. When requesting information or submitting work to a publisher an SASE is often expected … American business jargon
self-addressed — adjective Addressed to oneself. Please include a self addressed, stamped envelope. See Also: SAE, SASE … Wiktionary
self-addressed stamped envelop — n. SASE, envelope bearing the address of the sender with affixed paid postage … English contemporary dictionary
self-addressed — ADJ: usu ADJ n A self addressed envelope is an envelope which you have written your address on and which you send to someone in another envelope so that they can send something back to you. A stamped self addressed envelope must be enclosed if… … English dictionary
envelope — en‧ve‧lope [ˈenvələʊp ǁ loʊp] noun [countable] a thin paper cover in which you put a letter ˌpadded ˈenvelope an envelope filled with soft material that is used for sending things which can easily be damaged ˌself adˌdressed ˈenvelope written… … Financial and business terms
stamped addressed envelope — ➔ envelope * * * stamped addressed envelope UK US noun [C] UK COMMUNICATIONS ► SAE(Cf. ↑sae): »Unsuccessful applicants will only receive a reply if they provide a stamped addressed envelope. → … Financial and business terms
envelope — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ bulky, fat, thick ▪ large, small ▪ sealed ▪ return (AmE), self addressed … Collocations dictionary
envelope — n. 1) to address; seal an envelope 2) a pay envelope (AE; BE has pay packet) 3) a self addressed; stamped; window envelope USAGE NOTE: AE has stamped self addressed envelope; BE has stamped addressed envelope. * * * [ envələʊp] seal an envelope… … Combinatory dictionary
