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post-free

American  
[pohst-free] / ˈpoʊstˈfri /

adjective

  1. British. postpaid.

  2. free of postal charges, as government mail.


adverb

  1. British. postpaid.

post-free British  

adverb

  1. with the postage prepaid; post-paid

  2. free of postal charge

"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 post-free

First recorded in 1880–85; post 3 + -free

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Ms. Davis’s style is wide, and dependent on its context: a kind of tour of post-free jazz and contemporary classical music, Keith Jarrett to Cecil Taylor to Morton Feldman.

From New York Times Aug. 8, 2010

No. 15.—Strongly and handsomely bound in plain cloth, with gilt edges and lettering, and 6 Maps, and 80 extra leaves, 5/-; post-free, 5/5; abroad, 6/-.

From Stamp Collecting as a Pastime by Edward James Nankivell

Shewkirk, had been sent from England along with the government despatches post-free, and was brought by Mr. Ross in the King's Service, who had been on board privately.

From The Campaign of 1776 around New York and Brooklyn by Henry P. Johnston

PRICES: No. 1, 2, or 3 size, 3d. per 100; 1/6 per 1,000, post-free; 5,000, 6/6; 10,000, 12/-.

From Stamp Collecting as a Pastime by Edward James Nankivell

Price 2/- in strong Paper Cover, 4/- in Gilt Cloth; post-free, 3d. extra.

From Stamp Collecting as a Pastime by Edward James Nankivell

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