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post⋅age

  [poh-stij]
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–noun
the charge for the conveyance of a letter or other matter sent by mail, usually prepaid by means of a stamp or stamps.
Origin:
1580–90; post 3 + -age
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post·age   (pō'stĭj)   
n.  

  1. The charge for mailing an item.

  2. The stamps, labels, or printing placed on an item to be mailed as evidence of payment of this charge.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

postage 
"cost of sending something by mail," 1654, from post (3). Postage stamp is attested from 1840; they were recorded as being collected in albums by 1862.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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