stamp
- Top 3000
Sense 1
- noun
- A2
A small piece of printed paper that you stick on a letter or parcel to show you have paid for sending it.
This letter needs two stamps because it is quite heavy.
He collects stamps from every country his uncle works in.
I stuck a stamp in the top corner of the envelope.
Common collocations: postage stamp · put a stamp on · a book of stamps · collect stamps · first-class stamp
Part of: The post office, Games and hobbies, Writing
Sense 2 · less common
- noun
- B1
A small tool with a handle that you press onto paper to leave a mark, or the mark it leaves.
The officer reached for her stamp and the blue ink pad.
The library stamp on the last page had almost faded away.
Every copy of the form needs a stamp from your employer.
Common collocations: rubber stamp · official stamp · date stamp · ink pad
Part of: The post office, Public offices, The office
Sense 3 · less common
- verb
- B2
To press a mark onto paper with a small tool, usually to show that something is official.
The clerk stamped my passport without asking a single question.
They stamp each parcel before it leaves the sorting room.
Please stamp and sign the form at the bottom.
Common collocations: stamp a passport · stamp a document · stamp the date · stamp and sign
Part of: The post office, Public offices, The office