postage
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of postage
Explanation
Postage is the cost of sending something in the mail. If the postage for mailing your brother's collection of porcelain pigs is too high, you might want to bring them with you when you drive to his house instead. Use the noun postage for the expense of mailing letters and packages, or for the stamps themselves: "Don't forget to attach the postage before you put that in the mailbox!" Some people, in fact, refer to them as "postage stamps." Postage comes from post, "mail system": early mail carriers were "posted" along a road, like a relay race, to speed delivery.
Vocabulary lists containing postage
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -age
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Example Sentences
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Prices rose 28% for computer software, 22% for airfares and nearly 13% for postage stamps.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
Peter Max, the pop artist and hippie icon who helped define the vibrant psychedelic style of the 1960s and whose work graced posters, album covers, T-shirts, dinnerware, postage stamps and beyond, has died.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
These special non-denominated postage stamps will always cover a standard 1-ounce letter, even if stamp prices go up again.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 2026
The impact on his business has been more reputational than economic, he told BBC Breakfast, with customers chasing orders six to seven days after postage.
From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2026
The third year, there wasn’t enough rain to wet a postage stamp.
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
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