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Postage

Meaning in office & administration, with examples

nounCommon term

In office & administration, postage means: The charge paid to have letters or parcels carried by the postal service.

In Turkish: posta ücreti

How it is used

Used when checking stamps, preparing mail budgets or weighing outgoing items; postage concerns carriage, not the envelope's purchase price.

Example sentences

  1. The postage for the document pack is higher because it weighs more than a standard letter.

    The charge depends on the item being carried, including its weight.

  2. Please record the postage separately from the cost of the padded envelopes.

    Mail carriage and packaging purchases are entered as separate costs.

Common collocations

  • pay postage
  • postage costs
  • insufficient postage
  • mailroomThe office area where incoming and outgoing mail and parcels are received, sorted, prepared, and distributed.
  • postLetters and parcels that are sent and delivered by the postal service; also the postal system itself.

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