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.
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Ultimately, other changes are needed, as well, Steiner said, including giving the Postal Service authority to raise postage prices high enough to cover losses.
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Susan Haigh, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
Ultimately, other changes are needed, as well, Steiner said, including giving the Postal Service authority to raise postage prices high enough to cover losses.
—ABC News, 5 Mar. 2026
For those submitting paper returns, the IRS will consider them on time if they are correctly addressed, have sufficient postage, and are mailed and postmarked by the due date.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 2 Mar. 2026
Under the Florida Administrative Code, the cost of postage was paid by the union.
—Jim Defede, CBS News, 1 Mar. 2026
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Susan Haigh, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
Ultimately, other changes are needed, as well, Steiner said, including giving the Postal Service authority to raise postage prices high enough to cover losses.
—ABC News, 5 Mar. 2026
For those submitting paper returns, the IRS will consider them on time if they are correctly addressed, have sufficient postage, and are mailed and postmarked by the due date.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 2 Mar. 2026
Under the Florida Administrative Code, the cost of postage was paid by the union.
—Jim Defede, CBS News, 1 Mar. 2026
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“Postage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postage. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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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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