postage stamp
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postage stamp
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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stɪdʒˌstæmp
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| postage stamp | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a printed paper label with a gummed back for attaching to mail as an official indication that the required postage has been paid |
| 2. | a mark directly printed or embossed on an envelope, postcard, etc, serving the same function |
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Example sentences
With everybody buying music online, it's literally been reduced to the size of a postage stamp.
He became a mascot for the postal service and has recently been featured on his own postage stamp.
The technique uses a postage stamp-size piece of paper dotted with colored pigments.
He is now represented on a new postage stamp, the subject of a look-alike contest and featured in an exhibit in the museum.
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