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postage

[ poh-stij ]

noun

  1. the charge for the conveyance of a letter or other matter sent by mail, usually prepaid by means of a stamp or stamps.


postage

/ ˈpəʊstɪdʒ /

noun

    1. the charge for delivering a piece of mail
    2. ( as modifier )

      postage charges



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Word History and Origins

Origin of postage1

First recorded in 1580–90; post 3 + -age

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Example Sentences

She has passed legislation improving young people’s access to the vote, eliminated postage fees on mail ballots and many others.

E-delivered ballots require voters to provide their own envelope and affix postage.

In a statement, the department listed several other steps it has taken beyond the minimum required by law to increase access, including providing prepaid postage for returning mail ballots.

Of the five, Colorado and Utah ask voters to pay postage to mail their votes.

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If not, contact your local post office and ask what its policy is on ballot postage.

“Honoring predator Harvey Milk on a U.S. postage stamp is disturbing to say the least,” reads the press release.

Bob Larson was raised in McCook, Nebraska, a postage-stamp town of around 7,000 people and 23 churches.

She was relentless in her efforts to have my father honored with a United States postage stamp.

There is no limit on the amount of mail one can send a voter, and candidates do not get a special discount on postage.

Then Harris walked onto the postage stamp-sized stage, flashed that beauty queen smile and urged her crowd to hunker down.

At that time, the postage on letters from that region was very high, sometimes as much as fifty or sixty cents, or even a dollar.

The stamps, in remote districts, would frequently require more in postage to obtain than the value of the tax.

The contract becomes complete when the policy is put in the mail, postage prepaid, for delivery in due course to the insured.

On the upper right hand corner of your envelope, put your postage-stamp.

If the enquiry refers to matters interesting only to yourself, enclose a postage-stamp for the reply.

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