postage stamp

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noun

a small gummed label issued by postal authorities that can be affixed to an envelope, postcard, or package as evidence that postal charges have been paid.

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Also called stamp.

Origin of postage stamp

First recorded in 1830–40

Words nearby postage stamp

possy, post, postage, postage due stamp, postage meter, postage stamp, postal, postal address, postal card, postal code, postal note

Origin of postage-stamp

First recorded in 1960–65

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How to use postage stamp in a sentence

The M1 packs 16 billion transistors on a microprocessor the size of a large postage stamp.
The great chip crisis threatens the promise of Moore’s Law|Jeremy Hsu|June 30, 2021|MIT Technology Review
“Honoring predator Harvey Milk on a U.S. postage stamp is disturbing to say the least,” reads the press release.
Fringe Factor: Keep Harvey Milk Off Our Mail!|Caitlin Dickson|June 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Bob Larson was raised in McCook, Nebraska, a postage-stamp town of around 7,000 people and 23 churches.
My $295 Skype Exorcism|Scott Bixby|February 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She was relentless in her efforts to have my father honored with a United States postage stamp.
How Betty Shabazz Persevered After Her Husband, Malcolm X, Was Killed|Ilyasah Shabazz|February 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Then Harris walked onto the postage stamp-sized stage, flashed that beauty queen smile and urged her crowd to hunker down.
The Nail-Biter Race in California|Gina Piccalo|November 3, 2010|DAILY BEAST
She found the cloth postage stamp difficult to sit down in and avoid a Paris Hilton version of self-pimping.
What Was Venus Thinking?|Stanley Crouch|May 29, 2010|DAILY BEAST
On the upper right hand corner of your envelope, put your postage-stamp.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness|Florence Hartley
If the enquiry refers to matters interesting only to yourself, enclose a postage-stamp for the reply.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness|Florence Hartley
If you write to ask for an autograph, always inclose a postage stamp for the answer.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness|Florence Hartley
But it is hardly so well suited to the practical requirements of a postage stamp.
History of the Postage Stamps of the United States of America|John Kerr Tiffany
Nobody can deny that postage-stamp collecting is a great help in teaching boys geography.
Harper's Round Table, June 4, 1895|Various

British Dictionary definitions for postage stamp

postage stamp

noun

a printed paper label with a gummed back for attaching to mail as an official indication that the required postage has been paid

a mark directly printed or embossed on an envelope, postcard, etc, serving the same function

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