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expressage

American  
[ik-spres-ij] / ɪkˈsprɛs ɪdʒ /

noun

  1. the business of transmitting parcels, money, etc., by express.

  2. the charge for such transmission.


expressage British  
/ ɪkˈsprɛsɪdʒ /

noun

  1. the conveyance of merchandise by express

  2. the fee charged for such conveyance

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of expressage

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60; express + -age

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Maryland limits spending but exempts postage, telegrams, telephoning, stationery, printing, advertising, radio and television programs, publishing, expressage, travel and board, if paid by the candidate.

From Time Magazine Archive

Samples 50 cents, three for $1.00, sent free of expressage.

From Scientific American, Volume XLIII., No. 25, December 18, 1880 A Weekly Journal of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, and Manufactures. by Various

Computing the cost of telegrams, postage, expressage, for a real message or package, from the published tariffs.

From The Psychology of Arithmetic by Thorndike, Edward L. (Edward Lee)

That same afternoon he read the last chapter to Blix, and she helped him to prepare the manuscript for expressage.

From Blix by Norris, Frank

Its total receipts were $11,030 in fixed sums and the personal donations of its working members in telegrams, postage, car fare, expressage, use of automobiles, etc., amounted to thousands.

From The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume VI by Harper, Ida Husted

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