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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

Example Sentences

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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

Price without postage, 50/-; post-free in Great Britain, 51/-.

From Stamp Collecting as a Pastime by Nankivell, Edward James

In those days a letter which bore on the outside the signature of a member of parliament was carried post-free, and franks were given away with the utmost profusion.

From The Political History of England - Vol. X. The History of England from the Accession of George III to the close of Pitt's first Administration by Poole, Reginald Lane

Sample Copy sent gratis and post-free on application.

From Stamp Collecting as a Pastime by Nankivell, Edward James

Price without postage, 15/-; post-free in Great Britain, 16/-.

From Stamp Collecting as a Pastime by Nankivell, Edward James

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