An s.a.e. is an envelope on which you have stuck a stamp and written your own name and address. You send it to an organization so that they can reply to you in it. s.a.e. is an abbreviation for 'stamped addressed envelope' or 'self addressed envelope'.
[British]
Send an s.a.e. for a free information pack.
regional note: in AM, use SASE
sae in British English
(se)
adverb
a Scot word for so1 (sense 1)
SAE in British English
abbreviation for(in the US)
Society of Automotive Engineers
s.a.e. in British English
abbreviation for
stamped addressed envelope
stamped addressed envelope in British English
(stæmpt əˈdrɛst ˈɛnvəˌləʊp)
noun
British
an envelope which has previously been stamped and addressed and which is usually enclosed in a letter so that the recipient of the letter can send something back to the original sender
Enclose a stamped addressed envelope.
▶ USAGE The abbreviation for stamped addressed envelope is s.a.e.