(postage and handling)

  • 1postage and handling — UK US noun [U] (US COMMUNICATIONS ► POSTAGE AND PACKING(Cf. ↑postage and packing) …

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  • 2postage and packing — UK US noun [U] UK (UK also postage and packaging, US postage and handling) COMMUNICATIONS ► a charge for the cost of having something put into a container and mailed to you: »Copies, including postage and packing, cost £1.50. »The price is $9.75… …

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  • 3postage — post‧age [ˈpəʊstɪdʒ ǁ ˈpoʊs ] noun [uncountable] 1. the money charged for delivering letters, parcels etc: • The industry s biggest cost variables are postage, paper and printing. • The annual subscription is $60, plus $2 postage and handling. 2 …

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  • 4postage — noun VERB + POSTAGE ▪ pay ▪ I had to pay $4 postage. ▪ cover (esp. BrE) ▪ Add £3 to each order to cover postage. ▪ include …

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  • 5postage — post|age [ poustıdʒ ] noun uncount 1. ) money that you pay in order to send letters and packages through the mail: postage and handling (=the money you pay to have something you have bought sent to you): Add $5 to your order to pay for postage… …

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  • 6postage — post|age [ˈpəustıdʒ US ˈpous ] n [U] the money charged for sending a letter, package etc by post ▪ How much is the postage for a postcard? postage and packing BrE /postage and handling AmE (=the charge for packing and sending something you have… …

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  • 7Postage stamps and postal history of Great Britain — This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Great Britain. The postal history of Great Britain is notable in at least two respects; first, for the introduction of postage stamps in 1840, and secondly for the establishment of an… …

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  • 8Postage stamp demonetization — The demonetization of postage and revenue stamps is the process by which the stamps are rendered no longer valid. In general, stamp demonetization is a rare event, since any unused stamp is effectively equivalent to its face value, and there is… …

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  • 9handling charge — also handling fee ➔ charge1 * * * handling charge UK US noun [C] (also handling fee) ► COMMERCE a charge for dealing with an order or banking activity: »Tickets are £87, plus a £2 handling charge. » …

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  • 10p and h — UK US (US COMMUNICATIONS ► ABBREVIATION for postage and handling: a charge for the cost of having something put into a container and mailed to you: »All prices include p & h …

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