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postage
Noun
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Postage is money that is paid to have a letter or package delivered to someone.
Mary paid 50 cents for postage.
rate
Noun
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Speed. A rate is how fast something happens. Something can go at a fast rate or a slow rate.
The rate of water pouring out of the lake into the river is enough to make the lake empty in a year if it doesn't rain.
Her heart rate is 70 beats every minute.
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rate
Verb
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Someone rates something when they decide how much its value is (how much it's worth).
I rate this book at six out of ten: it was not the best book.
zone
Noun
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A zone is an area that is known for a particular use.
You are in a no-smoking zone.
Touchdowns are made in the end zone.
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When you are in the zone, you are in a time of high performance.
zone
Verb
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If you zone something, you divide into it; you give it a particular use.
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If you zone a property, you determine what the property will be used for.