post-free

American  

[pohst-free] / ˈpoʊstˈfri /

adjective

1. British. postpaid.

2. free of postal charges, as government mail.

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adverb

1. British. postpaid.

post-free British  

adverb

1. with the postage prepaid; post-paid

2. free of postal charge

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Etymology

Origin of post-free

First recorded in 1880–85; post ³ + -free

Example Sentences

Ms. Davis’s style is wide, and dependent on its context: a kind of tour of post-free jazz and contemporary classical music, Keith Jarrett to Cecil Taylor to Morton Feldman.

From New York Times • Aug. 8, 2010

In those days a letter which bore on the outside the signature of a member of parliament was carried post-free, and franks were given away with the utmost profusion.

From The Political History of England - Vol. X. The History of England from the Accession of George III to the close of Pitt's first Administration by Poole, Reginald Lane

Every day information is asked by letters and still more by our printed postcards; all information is given cost-free and post-free.

From The Red Conspiracy by Mereto, Joseph J.

In other words it will be sent post-free to all book-lovers—and others.

From John Dene of Toronto A Comedy of Whitehall by Jenkins, Herbert George

Price without postage, 50/-; post-free in Great Britain, 51/-.

From Stamp Collecting as a Pastime by Nankivell, Edward James