English → Latin
“postage” in Latin
pūblicusof or belonging to the people, state, or community; public, generalpretiumworth, price, value, cost; pay, hire, wage; rewardsoleōto be accustomed, used to, in the habit ofgrātuspleasing, acceptable, agreeable, welcome; dear, beloved; grateful, thankful
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
postage
*vecturae (publicae) pretium. To pay the postage, *pro vectura, solvere: postage free (as a memorandum on a letter), *vecturae pretium solutum est; *epistolae perferendae merces soluta est: to send postage free, *aliquid mittere vecturae pretio soluto; or gratis, nulla mercede: to be free of, exempt from, postage, *a vecturae pretio immunem esse.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for postage?
- The usual Latin words for “postage” are pūblicus, pretium, soleō; also grātus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.