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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

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

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 Nankivell, Edward James

It is accompanied with 8 or 9 Wise Words about Letter-Writing. 1st, post-free, 13d.

From Lewis Carroll in Wonderland and at Home The Story of His Life by Moses, Belle

Price without postage, 25/-; post-free in Great Britain, 26/-.

From Stamp Collecting as a Pastime by Nankivell, Edward James