1
: the fee for postal service
2
: adhesive stamps or printed indicia representing postal fees
Examples of postage in a Sentence
How much is the postage for this package?
Enclose two dollars for postage and handling.
I hope I put enough postage on the package.
Recent Examples on the Web
Kentucky Students First's biggest expense was around $1.1 million for printing and postage advertising to Majority Strategies LLC, a marketing firm that offers digital, data and print services.
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Hannah Pinski, The Courier-Journal, 10 Oct. 2024
The United States Postal Service announced that First-Class postage, currently at 73 cents, will go up five times through 2027, according to a detailed document submitted this week to the Postal Regulatory Commission.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 26 Sep. 2024
Eventually, the dress did arrive about two weeks before the wedding by Ukrainian postage.
—Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024
The Who is the latest musical act to appear on British postage alongside the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Queen, David Bowie, Elton John, Paul McCartney, Pink Floyd, Iron Maiden and most recently Spice Girls.
—David Chiu, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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Hannah Pinski, The Courier-Journal, 10 Oct. 2024
The United States Postal Service announced that First-Class postage, currently at 73 cents, will go up five times through 2027, according to a detailed document submitted this week to the Postal Regulatory Commission.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 26 Sep. 2024
Eventually, the dress did arrive about two weeks before the wedding by Ukrainian postage.
—Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024
The Who is the latest musical act to appear on British postage alongside the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Queen, David Bowie, Elton John, Paul McCartney, Pink Floyd, Iron Maiden and most recently Spice Girls.
—David Chiu, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Postage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postage. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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postage
noun
post·age
ˈpō-stij 
: the charge fixed by law for carrying an article by mail
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