postage
ˈpəʊstɪʤ
postage: stamp showing mail payment
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Noun

1.
delivery feecharge for sending mail
  • The postage for the package was surprisingly high..
2.
letter stickerstamp showing mail payment
  • She placed the postage on the envelope.
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  • postage: stamp showing mail payment
    stamp showing mail payment

Expressions with postage

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money charged for mailing and preparing items for delivery
The total includes postage and handling.
money charged for sending and preparing something for delivery
The price does not include postage and packing.
having the mailing cost already covered by the sender
This is a postage paid envelope, so you don't need a stamp.
small paper showing postage paid for mailing
She placed a postage stamp on the envelope.
not needing payment for sending by mail
This envelope is postage-free for returns.
amount owed for insufficient postage on mail
The letter arrived with a postage due of $1.

Origin of postage

Middle French, poste (mail) + -age (suffix for action)

Terms with postage included in their meaning

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mail
small piece of paper for postage
mail
attach a postage label to an item
postage
having a stamp stuck on it
stamp collection
book for organizing and displaying postage stamps
hobbies
hobby of gathering and organizing postage stamps
mail hobby
hobby of collecting and organizing postage stamps
accumulated items
accumulated postage stamps gathered by a collector
mail
quicker and more expensive type of postage

Examples of postage in a sentence

  • Postage rates have increased again this year.
  • I forgot to buy postage for the package.
  • The postage was insufficient for international mail.

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  1. French:frais de port, timbre, ...
  2. German:Porto, Postgebühr, ...
  3. Italian:affrancatura, francobollo, ...
  4. Spanish:porte, sello postal, ...
  5. Portuguese:porte postal, selo, ...
  6. Chinese:邮费, 邮票, ...
  7. Japanese:郵便料金, 切手, ...
  8. Arabic:رسوم البريد, طابِع بَريد, ...
  9. Hebrew:דְּמֵי מִשְׁלוֹחַ, בּוּל, ...
  10. Russian:почтовый сбор, марка, ...
  11. Ukrainian:поштовий збір, поштова марка, ...
  12. Hindi:डाक शुल्क, डाक टिकट, ...
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