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stamps

Pronunciation: [/stæmps/]

Word

Learn how to use stamps in a sentence: 6 audio examples across 2 meanings.

Context: “postage”

(noun) small pieces of paper with designs, numbers or pictures that you buy and put on an envelope to mail something. Stamps show that you have paid for sending mail.

Example

I need to buy some stamps to mail this package.

Example

I forgot to put a stamp on the letter, so it wasn't delivered.

Example

Do you have any stamps for international mail?

Context: “marking”

(verb) to mark something with a design by pressing a tool onto it. When you stamp something, you leave an impression, like a stamp on an envelope or a stamp on a passport.

Example

She stamped her initials on the book to show it was hers.

Example

Do not stamp on the fragile package; it might break.

Example

Can you stamp the date on the document for me?

How to pronounce stamps

Pronunciation: [/stæmps/]

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