postage-stamp
1 of 2adjective
post·age-stamp ˈpō-stij-ˌstamp 
: suggesting a postage stamp in size : very small
postage-stamp yards
postage stamp
2 of 2noun
: a government adhesive stamp or imprinted stamp for use on mail as evidence of prepayment of postage
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web
Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Sep. 2022 There isn't a postage stamp in circulation with John Adams' picture on it. CBS News, 9 Aug. 2022 Seeger himself got a sort of edge-softening this year, as the United States Postal Service put the fierce anti-war critic, onetime card-carrying Communist, and lifelong radical on a postage stamp. Kara Voght, Rolling Stone, 28 July 2022 One of her self-portraits even appeared on a postage stamp. Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 July 2022 Five classic muscle cars from the height of the pony-car era are about to look good standing perfectly still on a postage stamp. Sebastian Blanco, Car and Driver, 16 July 2022 Last month, the cost of a US postage stamp increased by 2 cents, raising the cost of mailing a first-class letter by 3.4%, to 60 cents. Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 11 Aug. 2022 Pete Seeger, the banjo-playing folk singer whose music was indelibly intertwined with his social activism, was honored Thursday as the latest American musician to appear on a U.S. postage stamp. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 22 July 2022 Seeger joins a long list of musical performers to appear on a U.S. postage stamp, including Elvis Presley, Thelonious Monk, Ray Charles and Frank Sinatra. Fox News, 21 July 2022 See More
Noun
The agency is also the creator and distributor of the postage stamp. Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Sep. 2022 There isn't a postage stamp in circulation with John Adams' picture on it. CBS News, 9 Aug. 2022 Seeger himself got a sort of edge-softening this year, as the United States Postal Service put the fierce anti-war critic, onetime card-carrying Communist, and lifelong radical on a postage stamp. Kara Voght, Rolling Stone, 28 July 2022 One of her self-portraits even appeared on a postage stamp. Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 July 2022 Five classic muscle cars from the height of the pony-car era are about to look good standing perfectly still on a postage stamp. Sebastian Blanco, Car and Driver, 16 July 2022 Last month, the cost of a US postage stamp increased by 2 cents, raising the cost of mailing a first-class letter by 3.4%, to 60 cents. Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 11 Aug. 2022 Pete Seeger, the banjo-playing folk singer whose music was indelibly intertwined with his social activism, was honored Thursday as the latest American musician to appear on a U.S. postage stamp. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 22 July 2022 Seeger joins a long list of musical performers to appear on a U.S. postage stamp, including Elvis Presley, Thelonious Monk, Ray Charles and Frank Sinatra. Fox News, 21 July 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
Adjective
1938, in the meaning defined above
Noun
1829, in the meaning defined above