expressage

[ ik-spres-ij ]

/ ɪkˈsprɛs ɪdʒ /

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noun

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

the charge for such transmission.

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Origin of expressage

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

Words nearby expressage

exposure meter, expound, expounding, ex-president, express, expressage, express delivery, expression, Expressionism, expression mark, expressive

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How to use expressage in a sentence

A guest was never permitted to pay for anything; expressage, laundry and all incidentals were as free as air.
Historic Papers on the Causes of the Civil War|Mrs. Eugenia Dunlap Potts
The only expense connected with the use of the lectures and slides will be the expressage from Fairfield to place and return.
Bird Lore, Volume I--1899|Various
When delivered from the publishers, carriage, either postage or expressage, is an extra charge.
Civil War and Reconstruction in Alabama|Walter L. Fleming
We spend our money for expressage, and we want the express companies to give us a minimum rate.
Papers and Proceedings of the Twenty-Third General Meeting of the American Library Association|Various

Just three dollars and sixty-seven cents she had left in her pocket-book after paying the expressage on the suit-case.
The Mystery of Mary|Grace Livingston Hill

British Dictionary definitions for expressage

expressage

/ (ɪkˈsprɛsɪdʒ) /

noun

the conveyance of merchandise by express

the fee charged for such conveyance

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