postage stamp

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word postage stamp. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word postage stamp, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say postage stamp in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word postage stamp you have here. The definition of the word postage stamp will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofpostage stamp, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

English

English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia
A stamp

Noun

postage stamp (plural postage stamps)

  1. A small piece of printed paper stuck on an item to be mailed, indicating that postage has been paid.
    The postage stamps on the letters from overseas were almost as interesting as the letters themselves.
  2. (figuratively, colloquial) A very small area.
    We have just a postage stamp of a back garden.
  3. (soccer, slang) The upper left- or right-hand corner of the goal.
    Synonym: top bin
    • 2011, Alistair Aird, Ally McCoist - Rangers Legend:
      […] got in on the act himself, firing in an unstoppable shot that arced into the postage stamp top corner of Andy Goram's goal.

Derived terms

Translations

See also

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia