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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

Single Copies of any of the Books are sent post-free on receipt of the published price.

From Hand-Craft The Most Reliable Basis of Technical Education in Schools and Classes by Sutcliffe, John D.

Spare blank linen-jointed leaves can be had, 1/9 per dozen, or 2/3 per dozen if with gilt edges, post-free; abroad extra.

From Stamp Collecting as a Pastime by Nankivell, Edward James

PRICE, with case complete, 2/6; post-free, 2/7; abroad, 3/9.

From Stamp Collecting as a Pastime by Nankivell, Edward James

In other words it will be sent post-free to all book-lovers—and others.

From John Dene of Toronto A Comedy of Whitehall by Jenkins, Herbert George

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