Postage — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the charge for mailing something

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈoʊstɪdʒ/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈəʊstɪdʒ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈəʊstɪdʒ/

2 syllables Say it as /pˈoʊstɪdʒ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

stamp postage stamp

Word Forms

post	verb	cause to be directed or transmitted to another place
stamp	verb	affix a stamp to

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Porto

die Gebühr für das Versenden von etwas

🇫🇷French

affranchissement

les frais pour envoyer quelque chose par la poste

🇪🇸Spanish

franqueo

el cargo por enviar algo por correo

🇮🇹Italian

affrancatura

il costo per spedire qualcosa

🇳🇱Dutch

port

de kosten voor het versturen van iets

🇵🇹Portuguese

postagem

a cobrança pelo envio de algo

🇷🇺Russian

почтовые расходы

плата за отправку чего-либо по почте

India

🇮🇳Hindi

डाक

कुछ मेल करने का शुल्क

🇧🇩Bengali

ডাক

কিছু মেইল করার জন্য চার্জ

🇮🇳Tamil

தபால் கட்டணம்

எதையாவது அஞ்சல் அனுப்புவதற்கான கட்டணம்

🇮🇳Telugu

తపాలా

ఏదైనా మెయిల్ చేసినందుకు ఛార్జ్

🇮🇳Marathi

टपाल

काहीतरी मेल करण्यासाठी शुल्क

🇮🇳Gujarati

ટપાલ

કંઈક મેઈલ કરવા માટેનો ચાર્જ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಂಚೆ

ಏನನ್ನಾದರೂ ಮೇಲ್ ಮಾಡುವ ಶುಲ್ಕ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തപാൽ

എന്തെങ്കിലും മെയിൽ ചെയ്യുന്നതിനുള്ള ചാർജ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਡਾਕ

ਕੁਝ ਮੇਲ ਕਰਨ ਦਾ ਚਾਰਜ

🇵🇰Urdu

ڈاک

کچھ بھیجنے کا چارج

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

邮资

邮寄东西的费用

🇯🇵Japanese

送料

何かを郵送するための料金

🇰🇷Korean

우편 요금

무언가를 우편으로 보내는 데 드는 비용

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bưu phí

phí gửi cái gì đó

🇹🇭Thai

ค่าไปรษณีย์

ค่าธรรมเนียมในการส่งสิ่งของบางอย่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

ongkos kirim

biaya untuk mengirimkan sesuatu

🇵🇭Filipino

selyo

ang bayad para sa pagpapadala ng isang bagay

🇲🇾Malay

poslaju

caj untuk menghantar sesuatu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

رسوم البريد

رسوم إرسال شيء ما

🇮🇷Persian

هزینه پست

هزینه ارسال چیزی

🇹🇷Turkish

posta ücreti

bir şeyi postalama ücreti

🇮🇱Hebrew

דְמֵי מִשׁלוֹחַ

התשלום עבור שליחת משהו בדואר

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The primary meaning of 'postage' is 'the charge for mailing something'.

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'postage' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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