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postage stamp

A small, usually adhesive label issued by a government and sold in various denominations to be affixed to items of mail as evidence of the payment of postage.

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postage stamp

1. (Philately) a printed paper label with a gummed back for attaching to mail as an official indication that the required postage has been paid

2. (Philately) a mark directly printed or embossed on an envelope, postcard, etc, serving the same function

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

post′age stamp`

a small gummed label issued by postal authorities and affixed to an envelope, postcard, or package as evidence that postal charges have been paid. Also called stamp.

[1830–40]

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Noun

postage stamp - a small adhesive token stuck on a letter or package to indicate that that postal fees have been paid

postage, stamp

token, item - an individual instance of a type of symbol; "the word`error' contains three tokens of `r'"

Translations

طابَع بريدي

poštovní známka

frimærke

postimerkki

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frímerki

poštna znamka

frimärke

posta pulu

邮票郵票

postage stamp

n → francobollo

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post²

(pəust) noun

(the system of collecting, transporting and delivering) letters, parcels etc. I sent the book by post; Has the post arrived yet?; Is there any post for me?

verb

to send (a letter etc) by post. He posted the parcel yesterday.

ˈpostage (-tidʒ) noun

(the money paid for) the sending of a letter etc by post. The postage was $1.20.

ˈpostal adjective

of, or concerning, the system of sending letters etc. the postal service.

postage stamp

a small printed label fixed to a letter, parcel etc to show that postage has been paid.

postal order

a printed document bought at a post office, which can be exchanged at another post office for the amount of money paid for it.

postbox (ˈpəusboks) noun

(also ˈletterbox, ~ˈmailbox, ~pillar box) a box into which letters etc are put to be collected (and sent to their destination).

postcard (ˈpəuskaːd) noun

a card on which a message may be sent by post, often with a picture on one side (a picture postcard). She sent me a postcard of the Taj Mahal when she was in India.

postcode (ˈpəuskoud) noun

(American zip code) a set of letters and numbers added to the address on a letter to make delivery easier.

ˌpost-ˈfree adjective, adverb

without charge for sending by post. You can send it post-free.

ˌpost(-)ˈhaste adverb

very quickly. He travelled post(-)haste to London.

postman (ˈpəusmən) noun

(American ˈmailman) a person whose job is to (collect and) deliver letters etc. Has the postman been this morning yet?

postmark (ˈpəusmaːk) noun

a mark put on a letter at a post office, showing the date and place of posting, and cancelling the postage stamp. The postmark read `Beirut'.

postmaster (ˈpəusmaːstə) – feminine postmistress (ˈpəusmistris) – noun

the manager of a post office.

post office

an office for receiving and dispatching letters, parcels etc. Where is the nearest post office?

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