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postage
This term carries a bureaucratic and commercial weight, focusing specifically on the financial transaction and the regulatory fee required by a postal service. It is distinct from mail or parcels, which refer to the objects being sent; postage is the cost of the transit itself. In modern usage, it often appears in the context of e-commerce and shipping disputes. While it is a formal term, it is used casually in daily life whenever someone asks if a package has sufficient stamps to cover the cost of delivery.
Used to describe the general cost or the system of payment, such as when saying postage is expensive or that a company offers free postage.