Meaning Of The Word Postage stamp

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Postage stamp Meaning

Postage stamp Definition
Postage stamp Definition

What's The Definition Of Postage stamp?

postage stamp
countable noun: 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.

postage stamp in American English
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.
noun: a small gummed label issued by postal authorities that can be affixed to an envelope, postcard, or package as evidence that postal charges have been paid

postage stamp in British English
noun: a printed paper label with a gummed back for attaching to mail as an official indication that the required postage has been paid

postage-stamp in American English
adjective: of very small area or size

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