first-class stamp
collocation in Englishmeaningsoffirst classandstamp
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first-class
adjective
uk/ˌfɜːst ˈklɑːs/us/ˌfɝːst ˈklæs/
excellent:
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stamp
noun
uk/stæmp/us/stæmp/
a small piece of paper with a picture or pattern on it that is stuck onto a letter or package before it is posted, to show that the cost of sending it has ...
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(Definition offirst-classandstampfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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That is less than the cost of afirst-classstamp, but the amount has been set at that level for 30 years.
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A person who has purchased afirst-classstampis entitled to expect his mail to be delivered within that period.
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Older people point out regularly to me and others that one cannot even buy afirst-classstampfor 25p.
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Twenty-five pence was worth something in 1971, but today it does not even pay for afirst-classstamp.
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That is not enough to buy afirst-classstampto send it back.
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I was going to put afirst-classstampon it and post it at the post office.
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If one purchases afirst-classstamp, the letter is often delivered by the following day.
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Even with afirst-classstamp, that takes three days.
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We will reduce it from the present £1 to a level much nearer thefirst-classstamp.
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We are already committed, as part of the citizens charter, to reducing the current £1 monopoly to a level nearer the price of afirst-classstamp.
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What plans are there to increase the price of afirst-classstamp?
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It is a humblefirst-classstamp.
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This plot shows that, despite the rise in the nominal cost of afirst-classstamp, the adjusted cost of the stamp has stayed relatively stable.
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First-class stamps were used in almost all the examples.
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The increase does not buy two first-class stamps.
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It is a little less than the cost of two first-class stamps; it really is peanuts.
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Perhaps they can blow their 45p on two first-class stamps, if they feel extravagant and want to dip into next week's money.
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The proposed 50p increase in prescription charges is equivalent to two first-class stamps, two sliced loaves or not even a pint of beer.
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