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post⋅age

[poh-stij]
–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.

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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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