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forwarding address

forwarding address noun: an address to which mail should be relayed if sent to the wrong address. Chiefly used when a person has moved but some mail continues to arrive at the old address.

Noun

forwarding address (plural forwarding addresses)

  1. An address to which mail should be relayed if sent to the wrong address. Chiefly used when a person has moved but some mail continues to arrive at the old address.

Forms of forwarding address

pluralforwarding addresses

Questions about forwarding address

What does forwarding address mean?
Forwarding address means an address to which mail should be relayed if sent to the wrong address. Chiefly used when a person has moved but some mail continues to arrive at the old address.
What part of speech is forwarding address?
Forwarding address is a noun.
What is the plural of forwarding address?
The plural of forwarding address is forwarding addresses.

Words near forwarding address in the dictionary

  1. forwarded
  2. forwarder
  3. forwarders
  4. forwardest
  5. forwarding
  6. forwarding address
  7. forwarding addresses
  8. forwarding plane
  9. forwardings
  10. forwardly
  11. forwardmost

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