{Postage stamp}, a government stamp required to be put upon articles sent by mail in payment of the postage, esp. an adhesive stamp issued and sold for that purpose. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
postage — post‧age [ˈpəʊstɪdʒ ǁ ˈpoʊs ] noun [uncountable] 1. the money charged for delivering letters, parcels etc: • The industry s biggest cost variables are postage, paper and printing. • The annual subscription is $60, plus $2 postage and handling. 2 … Financial and business terms
postage — [ pɔstaʒ ] n. m. • 1874; de 2. poster ♦ Action de poster (le courrier). Postage publicitaire en nombre (publipostage). Expédition du courrier par paquebot. ● postage nom masculin Action de poster, de mettre à la poste. postage … Encyclopédie Universelle
postage — cost of sending something by mail, 1650s, from POST (Cf. post) (3) + AGE (Cf. age). Postage stamp is attested from 1840; they were recorded as being collected in albums by 1862 … Etymology dictionary
postage — Payment for delivery service that is affixed or imprinted to a mailpiece, usually in the form of a postage stamp, permit imprint, or meter impression … Glossary of postal terms
Postage — (engl., spr. pōstĕdsch), (Brief ) Porto; P. stamp, Freimarke … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
postage — ► NOUN 1) the sending of letters and parcels by post. 2) the amount required to send something by post … English terms dictionary
postage — [pōs′tij] n. [ POST3 + AGE] the amount charged for mailing a letter or package, esp. as represented by stamps or indicia … English World dictionary
postage — noun VERB + POSTAGE ▪ pay ▪ I had to pay $4 postage. ▪ cover (esp. BrE) ▪ Add £3 to each order to cover postage. ▪ include … Collocations dictionary
postage — n. 1) to pay the postage 2) the return postage * * * [ pəʊstɪdʒ] the return postage to pay the postage … Combinatory dictionary
postage — post|age [ˈpəustıdʒ US ˈpous ] n [U] the money charged for sending a letter, package etc by post ▪ How much is the postage for a postcard? postage and packing BrE /postage and handling AmE (=the charge for packing and sending something you have… … Dictionary of contemporary English
