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- ▪ I. stamp stamp 1 [stæmp] noun [countable]1. also postage stamp a small piece of paper that you buy and stick onto an envelope or package before posting it:
• a 29-cent stamp
• Care must be taken that the correct postage stamps for overseas post are used.
2. FINANCE a small piece of paper that is worth a particular amount of money and bought and collected towards paying for something over a period of time:• television licence stamps
ˈfood stampan official piece of paper that the US government gives to poor people so that they can buy food at a low price:• Only households with a net income at or below the poverty line may qualify for food stamps.
ˈrevenue ˌstamp TAXin Britain, a piece of paper for sticking to some official papers to show that tax has been paidˈtrading ˌstamp COMMERCEa type of stamp given by a shop to a customer each time the customer spends a certain amount of money, for sticking in a book, and which later can be exchanged for goods or money:• Last year about 25% of supermarkets were giving trading stamps.
3. a tool for pressing or printing a mark or pattern onto a surface, or the mark made by this tool:• a passport stamp
ˈdate stamp1. a stamp that has movable numbers, and is used to print the date on a document or envelope2. a printed date that shows when something was done or made, or when it should be eaten, sold, or used by:• According to the date stamp on the report, it was delivered last December.
• The foods now have a date stamp and are guaranteed to reach British shops within six weeks of production.
ˌrubber ˈstamp1. a small piece of rubber with a handle, used for printing dates or names on documents2. the person or thing that provides the official approval for something to happen:rubber stamp for• The legislature is essentially a rubber stamp for the actions of a powerful political executive.
[m0] ▪ II. stamp stamp 2 verb [transitive]1. to put a pattern, sign, or letters on something, using a special tool:stamp something on something• Stamp the date on all the letters.
stamp something with something• Your passport must be stamped with your entry date.
2. to stick a stamp on a letter, parcel etc* * *
Ⅰ.stamp UK US /stæmp/ noun [C] COMMUNICATIONS► also FORMAL postage stamp) a small piece of paper with a picture or pattern on it, that you stick onto a letter or package to pay for the cost of mailing it: »first-class/second-class stamp
► a tool used to put a date, an address, or other mark on a document or an object, usually as proof of something: »The assistant uses a stamp to sign his boss's name.
► an official mark put on something that shows a date, an address, or other information: »Look for the official USDA stamp before you buy.
→ See also DATE STAMP(Cf. ↑date stamp) noun, FOOD STAMP(Cf. ↑food stamp), REVENUE STAMP(Cf. ↑revenue stamp), RUBBER STAMP(Cf. ↑rubber stamp)Ⅱ.stamp UK US /stæmp/ verb [T] COMMUNICATIONS► to use a tool to put a date, an address, or other mark on a document or an object, usually as proof of something: »EU citizens don't need to get their passports stamped when travelling within Europe.
stamp sth on sth »All supermarket food packaging has a sell-by date stamped on it.
stamp sth with sth »The invoice was stamped with the date that payment had been received.
Financial and business terms. 2012.
