Meaning

noun the charge for mailing something

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

originEtymology tree English post Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -agebor. Middle English -age English -age English postage From post + -age.

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