POSTAGE

postage, postage stamp, stamp

(noun) a small adhesive token stuck on a letter or package to indicate that that postal fees have been paid

postage

(noun) the charge for mailing something

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

postage (countable and uncountable, plural postages)

The charge for posting an item.

The postage stamp, or similar token, affixed to an item of post as evidence of payment.

Anagrams

• Gestapo, age spot, potages

Source: Wiktionary


Post"age, n.

Definition: The price established by law to be paid for the conveyance of a letter or other mailable matter by a public post. 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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