postage stamp


noun
  1. a small gummed label issued by postal authorities that can be affixed to an envelope, postcard, or package as evidence that postal charges have been paid.

Origin of postage stamp

1
First recorded in 1830–40

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Other definitions for postage-stamp (2 of 2)

postage-stamp
[ poh-stij-stamp ]

adjectiveInformal.
  1. of very small area or size: a postage-stamp bikini.

Origin of postage-stamp

2
First recorded in 1960–65

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British Dictionary definitions for postage stamp

postage stamp

noun
  1. a printed paper label with a gummed back for attaching to mail as an official indication that the required postage has been paid

  2. a mark directly printed or embossed on an envelope, postcard, etc, serving the same function

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