postage
noun/ˈpəʊstɪdʒ/
/ˈpəʊstɪdʒ/
[uncountable]- the cost of sending a letter, etc. by post
- an increase in postage rates
- How much was the postage on that letter?
- (British English) All prices include postage and packing.
- (North American English) All prices include postage and handling.
Extra ExamplesTopics Shoppingc1- I had to pay $4 postage.
- It costs €60, plus €5 for postage.
- Send a check or money order for $7, postage paid, to this address.
- Sending those books cost me a fortune in postage!
- a postage-paid envelope
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + postage- pay
- cover
- include
- …
- meter
- stamp
- costs
- …
- for postage
- in postage
- postage on
- …
- postage and handling
- postage and packing
- postage paid
- …
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