postage

B2 · Upper Intermediate Uncountable noun

n. the system or service used for sending and delivering mail.

n. the institutional system or process of transporting and delivering letters and parcels.

“The document was lost in the postage and never arrived at the office.”

“Despite the rise of digital communication, the national postage remains a vital infrastructure for the distribution of physical goods and official documents.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate Uncountable noun

n. the stamps or printed marks on an envelope that show you have paid.

n. the physical evidence of payment affixed to a piece of mail, such as a stamp or a franking mark.

“Check that the envelope has the correct postage before you drop it in the box.”

“The collector was particularly interested in the rare Victorian postage visible on the corner of the weathered envelope.”