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
Forever Stamps offer a convenient way to hedge against future postal rate increases, ensuring that mail can be sent without worrying about adding extra postage, even as rates change over time.
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Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
The first postage stamps Until 1847, people would take correspondence to the post office, where the postmaster would mark the postage in the upper right corner.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
The Exchange, on Seed Savers’ website, pairs people who save heirloom seeds with those who want them, all for the price of postage.
—Margaret Roach, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2025
In addition to door-to-door visits, forms have been mailed with free return postage, been distributed at schools and come with unique QR codes that allow residents to fill them out online.
—Katie Nixon, The Tennessean, 31 Dec. 2024
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Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
The first postage stamps Until 1847, people would take correspondence to the post office, where the postmaster would mark the postage in the upper right corner.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
The Exchange, on Seed Savers’ website, pairs people who save heirloom seeds with those who want them, all for the price of postage.
—Margaret Roach, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2025
In addition to door-to-door visits, forms have been mailed with free return postage, been distributed at schools and come with unique QR codes that allow residents to fill them out online.
—Katie Nixon, The Tennessean, 31 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for postage
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“Postage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postage. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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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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