postage

[poh-stij] Origin

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; post3 + -age
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an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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postage (ˈpəʊstɪdʒ)
 
n
a.  the charge for delivering a piece of mail
 b.  (as modifier): postage charges

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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, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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