noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The system of transporting letters, and parcels. uncountable
2. 2
   a small adhesive token stuck on a letter or package to indicate that postal fees have been paid wordnet
3. 3
   The charge for posting an item. countable, uncountable
4. 4
   the charge for mailing something wordnet
5. 5
   The postage stamp, or similar token, affixed to an item of post as evidence of payment. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

cancellationcarriagefrankmailpostpostage stamp

Example

More examples

"You have bought more postage stamps than are necessary."

Etymology

From post + -age.

Related phrases

book postagee-postagepostage and packagingpostage and packingpostage codepostage duepostage meterpostage ratepostage stamppostage stamp

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.