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
Ahead of the board’s vote, Dupuis said calling the special election would cost the county $19 to $21 a voter to pay for postage costs, as well as hire up to 400 new staff and 1,700 election workers to help mail ballots and staff voting centers.
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Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 14 May 2024
In other words, actual postage or delivery charges can be excluded, while the cost of pulling an item off a shelf and taking it to a shipping company has to be included in its advertised price.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2024
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Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 14 May 2024
In other words, actual postage or delivery charges can be excluded, while the cost of pulling an item off a shelf and taking it to a shipping company has to be included in its advertised price.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 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 29 May. 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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