| postage meter |
a machine that prints, on each piece of outgoing mail, the amount of postage paid and date shipped, and keeps a record of the number of pieces so processed. |
| postage stamp |
a small, usu. gummed label bearing a money denomination, and often a picture, that is issued and affixed to mail, indicating that payment of postage has been made. |
| postal |
of or relating to the mail service. [2 definitions] |
| postal card |
see "postcard." |
| postal service |
see "post office." |
| postamputation |
combined form of amputation. |
| postapocalyptic |
combined form of apocalyptic. |
| postarrest |
combined form of arrest. |
| postatomic |
combined form of atomic. |
| postattack |
combined form of attack. |
| postbaccalaureate |
combined form of baccalaureate. |
| postbellum |
occurring in, pertaining to, or characteristic of a period following a war, esp. the American Civil War. (Cf. antebellum.) |
| postbiblical |
combined form of biblical. |
| postbourgeois |
combined form of bourgeois. |
| postbox |
(chiefly British) a public depository for outgoing mail; mailbox. |
| postburn |
combined form of burn. |
| postcapitalist |
combined form of capitalist. |
| postcard |
a small card that can be mailed without an envelope, usu. having a picture on one side and space for a message, address, and stamp on the other. |
| post chaise |
a closed carriage drawn by fast horses that are exchanged at posts along the route, formerly used to transport mail and passengers; stagecoach. |
| post-Christian |
combined form of Christian. |
| post code |
in the UK, a code made up of letters and numerals used to identify a postal address. |