the charge for delivering a piece of mail (as modifier): postage charges
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
post•age /ˈpoʊstɪdʒ/USA pronunciation
n. [uncountable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- Stampsthe charge for sending something by mail.
- Stampsthe stamps, indication, or printed design on an envelope, etc., representing such charges.
post•age
(pō′stij),USA pronunciation n.
- Stampsthe charge for the conveyance of a letter or other matter sent by mail, usually prepaid by means of a stamp or stamps.
- post3 + -age 1580–90
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'postage' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
-age
- Hill
- Penny Black
- adhesive
- block
- booklet pane
- burelé
- business reply
- cachet
- cancel
- changeling
- clean
- commemorative
- control
- definitive
- demonetize
- excess
- fiscal
- forgery
- frank
- gum
- imperforate
- invert
- killer
- killer bars
- lick
- meter
- metered mail
- mint
- overprint
- p & p
- pair
- perfin
- perforation
- philately
- post office
- post-free
- post-paid
- postage due stamp
- postage meter
- postage stamp
- postmark
- postpaid
- precancel
- reissue
- reply card
- reprint
- return
- roulette
- self-mailer