noun
postage
POHS-tihj
noun
1
The fee charged to send a letter or parcel through the mail.
"Postage went up again, so mailing a card now costs more than it used to."
"She weighed the parcel to work out how much postage it needed."
2
A stamp or similar token stuck onto mail to show that the fee has been paid.
"There wasn't enough postage on the envelope, so it got sent back."
How to Use Postage
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishWhat you pay to send something by mail, or the stamp that proves you paid it.
Common pairings
pay postage
postage stamp
postage and packing
free postage
Word Forms
postages plural
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Etymology
Formed from post (mail) plus the suffix -age, which turns a word into a noun about cost or process.