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penalty envelope

penalty envelope noun: an envelope whose mailing for an authorized purpose does not requiring postage, while its unauthorized use may be penalized.

Noun

penalty envelope (plural penalty envelopes)

  1. (US) An envelope whose mailing for an authorized purpose does not requiring postage, while its unauthorized use may be penalized.
    • The voter should take their absentee ballot to a post office, ask for a penalty envelope and mail it with the ballot inside.

Forms of penalty envelope

pluralpenalty envelopes

Questions about penalty envelope

What does penalty envelope mean?
Penalty envelope means an envelope whose mailing for an authorized purpose does not requiring postage, while its unauthorized use may be penalized.
What part of speech is penalty envelope?
Penalty envelope is a noun.
What is the plural of penalty envelope?
The plural of penalty envelope is penalty envelopes.

Words near penalty envelope in the dictionary

  1. penalty card
  2. penalty cards
  3. penalty copy
  4. penalty corner
  5. penalty corners
  6. penalty envelope
  7. penalty envelopes
  8. penalty function
  9. penalty functions
  10. penalty goal
  11. penalty goals

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