Glossary of postal terms. 2014.
postage stamp — ➔ stamp1 * * * postage stamp UK US noun [C] FORMAL COMMUNICATIONS ► STAMP(Cf. ↑stamp) noun … Financial and business terms
Postage stamp — Postage Post age, n. The price established by law to be paid for the conveyance of a letter or other mailable matter by a public post. [1913 Webster] {Postage stamp}, a government stamp required to be put upon articles sent by mail in payment of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
postage stamp — postage stamps N COUNT A postage stamp is a small piece of gummed paper that you buy from the post office and stick on an envelope or package before you post it. [FORMAL] Syn: stamp … English dictionary
postage stamp — ► NOUN ▪ an adhesive stamp applied to a letter or parcel to indicate the amount of postage paid … English terms dictionary
postage stamp — n. a government stamp to be put on a letter or package as a sign that the postage has been prepaid: it is either a small, printed, gummed label or a design imprinted on an envelope, postal card, etc … English World dictionary
postage stamp — n formal a stamp … Dictionary of contemporary English
postage stamp — postage ,stamp noun count FORMAL a stamp that is put on an envelope, etc … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Postage stamp — A postage stamp is an adhesive paper evidence of pre paying a fee for postal services. Usually a small paper rectangle or square that is attached to an envelope, the postage stamp signifies that the person sending the letter or package may have… … Wikipedia
postage stamp — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms postage stamp : singular postage stamp plural postage stamps formal a stamp that is put on an envelope etc … English dictionary
postage stamp — noun a small adhesive token stuck on a letter or package to indicate that that postal fees have been paid • Syn: ↑postage, ↑stamp • Derivationally related forms: ↑stamp (for: ↑stamp), ↑post (for … Useful english dictionary
