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# postage

«postage» in Mova's school dictionary: **the money you pay to send a letter or parcel by post** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (postage — uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Postage is the money you pay to send a letter or parcel by post. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/postage/#m1)

2) Postage is the stamps or marks on a letter showing it has been paid for. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/postage/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In maths money problems postage is added to the price of things bought online: total = price + postage. In everyday life postage depends on weight and size; heavier parcels cost more. Phrases: postage and packing (UK, «P&P»), postage stamp, free postage, shipping (US).

### examples

- How much is the postage for this parcel? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/postage/#x1)
- The book costs £8 plus £2 postage. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/postage/#x2)
- Postage is free on orders over $20. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/postage/#x3)
- The postage stamp had a picture of a bird. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/postage/#x4)
- Heavier parcels need more postage. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/postage/#x5)
- The total, including postage, came to €15. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/postage/#x6)

### note

Uncountable. In the US «shipping» is often used instead. In maths: total cost = items + postage; postage may depend on weight bands.

### In the corpora

- [Fake giveaways promise expensive prizes to strangers and often ask for "postage" money or private details.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/money/19-scams-free-v-bucks-fake-giveaways-phishing-texts/10/)
- [The Penny Black of 1840 in Britain was the first postage stamp you stick on a letter.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/world/100-communication-letters-to-internet/12/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «postage» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/postage/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.