Postage is the money that you pay for sending letters and packages by post.
postage in British English
(ˈpəʊstɪdʒ)
noun
a.
the charge for delivering a piece of mail
b.
(as modifier)
postage charges
postage in American English
(ˈpoʊstɪdʒ)
noun
the amount charged for mailing a letter or package, esp. as represented by stamps or indicia
Word origin
post3 + -age
More idioms containing
postage
on the back of a postage stamp
Examples of 'postage' in a sentence
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You also have to pay for postage.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Both of these offers include postage and packaging charges.
The Sun (2016)
You will be astounded to hear the initiative was taken by an entrepreneur wishing to boost the sale of postage stamps.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Off ers include postage and packaging.
The Sun (2016)
Both prices include postage and packing.
The Sun (2016)
Both offers include postage and packaging, saving another 4.95.
The Sun (2016)
Is it fair that we are charged postage on parcels to our serving soldiers?
The Sun (2007)
The magazine is still available under subscription for a small postage and packaging fee.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Discount will not be applied to any postage and packaging charges.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Both offers include free postage and packaging.
The Sun (2016)
It uses a disposable fuel cartridge slightly bigger than a postage stamp that slides into the side of a phone.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
It issues its own postage stamps.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Answers on a postage stamp please.
The Sun (2007)
That was without postage and packaging.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
All prices include postage and packaging.
The Sun (2009)
Not only will the bank get their junk mail back but they will have to pay the excess postage to collect the envelope.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The offer also includes five free sachets of plant food, and postage and packing is free.
The Sun (2016)
There is no booking fee but there will be a 5 charge for postage.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The image that he took of her in 1966 is the one that appears on postage stamps.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Now red-faced party officials are facing a hefty bill to refund all the postage charges.
The Sun (2013)
You can send an SAE to claim it free or pay for postage and packing.
The Sun (2008)
Both offers include postage and packing, saving a further 4.95.
The Sun (2016)
Buy all three books for 18.99 with free postage or for 6.99 each.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The charity calendar is 7.99 plus 1.50 postage and packing.
The Sun (2008)
All these offers come postage and packaging free, saving another 4.95.
The Sun (2015)
All offers come postage and packing free - saving another 4.95.
The Sun (2015)
The economics of postage and packing may mean that discount retailing remains largely, if not wholly, a bricks rather than clicks activity.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
In other languages
postage
British English: postage /ˈpəʊstɪdʒ/ NOUN
Postage is the money that you pay for sending letters and parcels by post.
...an extra charge for postage and packing.
American English: postage
Arabic: أُجْرَةُ البَرِيد
Brazilian Portuguese: franquia postal
Chinese: 邮资
Croatian: poštarina
Czech: poštovné
Danish: porto
Dutch: frankering
European Spanish: franqueo
Finnish: postimaksu
French: affranchissement
German: Porto
Greek: ταχυδρομικό τέλος
Italian: affrancatura
Japanese: 郵便料金
Korean: 우편요금
Norwegian: porto
Polish: opłata pocztowa
European Portuguese: portes
Romanian: tarif poștal
Russian: почтовые расходы
Latin American Spanish: franqueo
Swedish: porto
Thai: ค่าส่งของทางไปรษณีย์
Turkish: posta ücreti
Ukrainian: вартість пересилки
Vietnamese: phí bưu điện
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All related terms of 'postage'
postage costs
the cost of having mail delivered
postage meter
a postal franking machine
postage paid
not requiring a postage stamp
postage rates
the rates charged for the delivery of mail , depending on type, weight etc
postage stamp
A postage stamp is a small piece of gummed paper that you buy from the post office and stick on an envelope or package before you post it.
postage due stamp
a stamp affixed by a Post Office to a letter , parcel , etc, indicating that insufficient or no postage has been prepaid and showing the amount to be paid by the addressee on delivery
proof of postage
a document , such as a receipt , etc, that proves that you have posted or mailed something
postage and packing
the cost of packing and mailing an item bought by post
on the back of a postage stamp
if eveything that someone knows about something could be put on the back of a postage stamp , they know very little about it
p & p
You use p & p as a written abbreviation for 'postage and packing', when stating the cost of packing goods in a parcel and sending them through the post to a customer .
post and packing
the cost of packing and mailing an item bought by post
Chinese translation of 'postage'
postage
(ˈpəustɪdʒ)
n(u)
(= charge) 邮(郵)资(資) (yóuzī)
postage and packing邮(郵)费(費)及包装(裝)费(費) (yóufèi jí bāozhuāngfèi)