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
More pages mean more paper and higher postage costs.
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Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 3 Mar. 2024
The higher postage prices haven't come without criticism, however, with some postal experts pointing out that customers are paying more while getting less for their money.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 29 June 2023
More than $35 million of the super PAC's money throughout last year was spent specifically in Iowa -- much of it on television and digital ad placement as well as printing and postage.
—Soo Rin Kim, ABC News, 1 Feb. 2024
The Postal Service is an independent agency financed with revenue from the sale of postage, products and services.
—Detroit Free Press, 22 Jan. 2024
Return postage, the letter’s writer — 28-year-old Cormac McCarthy — concluded, was enclosed.
—Wyatt Mason, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2023
Some of the funds were spent on mask-making supplies and postage.
—Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2023
All California mail ballots include a return envelope with prepaid postage.
—Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Feb. 2024
These are emailed to you, then must be printed out and returned in the postage paid envelope that came with your mail ballot.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 12 Feb. 2024
Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 3 Mar. 2024
The higher postage prices haven't come without criticism, however, with some postal experts pointing out that customers are paying more while getting less for their money.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 29 June 2023
More than $35 million of the super PAC's money throughout last year was spent specifically in Iowa -- much of it on television and digital ad placement as well as printing and postage.
—Soo Rin Kim, ABC News, 1 Feb. 2024
The Postal Service is an independent agency financed with revenue from the sale of postage, products and services.
—Detroit Free Press, 22 Jan. 2024
Return postage, the letter’s writer — 28-year-old Cormac McCarthy — concluded, was enclosed.
—Wyatt Mason, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2023
Some of the funds were spent on mask-making supplies and postage.
—Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2023
All California mail ballots include a return envelope with prepaid postage.
—Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Feb. 2024
These are emailed to you, then must be printed out and returned in the postage paid envelope that came with your mail ballot.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 12 Feb. 2024
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“Postage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postage. Accessed 16 Apr. 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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