postage

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UK/ˈpəʊstɪd͡ʒ/US/ˈpoʊstɪd͡ʒ/

noun

The system of transporting letters, and parcels.

Similar
postmailpostage stampstamp
OriginEnglish post ← Middle French poste ← Italian posta →
CommonScrabble 10
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Meanings

nounpostage (countable and uncountable, plural postages)

plural postages

  1. uncountableThe system of transporting letters, and parcels.

    Synonyms: post, mail

  2. countableuncountableThe charge for posting an item.
  3. countableuncountableThe postage stamp, or similar token, affixed to an item of post as evidence of payment.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe system of transporting letters, and parcels.

Similar
postmail

More synonyms by meaning

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

Similar
postage stampstamp
Broader
tokenitem
Also see
postage stampstamp

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂pó
  4. Proto-Italic*po
  5. Proto-Indo-European*teḱ-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*tḱéytibf.
  7. Proto-Indo-European*tḱey-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*tḱinéti
  9. Proto-Italic*sinō
  10. Proto-Italic*pozinō
  11. Latinpōnō
  12. Latinposita
  13. Italianposta
  14. Middle Frenchposte
  15. Englishpost
  16. Englishpostage

From post + -age.

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Translations

Bulgarian пощенски разноски
  • пощенски разноски (poštenski raznoski)charge
Catalan franqueig
  • franqueigcharge
Chinese Mandarin 郵費 /邮费, 郵資 /邮资
  • 郵費 /邮费 (yóufèi)charge
  • 郵資 /邮资 (yóuzī)charge
  • 郵票 /邮票 (yóupiào)postage stamp affixed as evidence of payment — see also postage stamp
Czech poštovné
  • poštovnécharge
Danish porto, frankering
  • portocharge
  • frankeringpostage stamp affixed as evidence of payment — see also postage stamp
Finnish postimaksu, postimerkki
  • postimaksucharge
  • postimerkkipostage stamp affixed as evidence of payment — see also postage stamp
French affranchissement
  • affranchissementpostage stamp affixed as evidence of payment — see also postage stamp
German Porto, Frankierung
  • Portocharge
  • Frankierungpostage stamp affixed as evidence of payment — see also postage stamp
Māori utukarere, utu karere
  • utukarerecharge
  • utu karerecharge
Norwegian Bokmål porto
  • portocharge
Polish porto
  • portocharge
Portuguese porte
  • portecharge
Russian почто́вый сбор, почто́вая ма́рка
  • почто́вый сбор (počtóvyj sbor)charge
  • почто́вая ма́рка (počtóvaja márka)postage stamp affixed as evidence of payment — see also postage stamp
  • ма́рка (márka)postage stamp affixed as evidence of payment — see also postage stamp
Spanish franqueo, franqueo
  • franqueocharge
  • franqueopostage stamp affixed as evidence of payment — see also postage stamp
Swahili gharama ya posta
  • gharama ya postacharge
Swedish porto, frankering
  • portocharge
  • frankeringpostage stamp affixed as evidence of payment — see also postage stamp
Turkish posta ücreti
  • posta ücreticharge

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

postage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postage

MLA

“postage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postage. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “postage,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postage.

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