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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

The Prepared Paper can be supplied in Large Sheets, ready Gummed, at 3d. per Sheet, post-free.

From Stamp Collecting as a Pastime by Nankivell, Edward James

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 Johnston, Henry P.

No. 16.—Handsomely bound in half morocco, lettered on back, plain cloth sides, with 6 Maps, gilt edges, 400 pages, 8/6; post-free, 9/-; abroad, 9/6.

From Stamp Collecting as a Pastime by Nankivell, Edward James

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.

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