Collocations for stamp - noun
1. on a letter/package
ADJECTIVE
postage
(formal)
first-class, second-class (both in the UK)
47p, 83-cent, etc.
Christmas, commemorative, special
food (AmE)
These families receive food stamps to purchase food.
food stamp benefits for legal immigrants
first-class, second-class (both in the UK)
47p, 83-cent, etc.
Christmas, commemorative, special
food (AmE)
These families receive food stamps to purchase food.
food stamp benefits for legal immigrants
VERB + stamp
put,
put on,
stick,
stick on
Don't forget to put a stamp on.
She stuck a stamp on the letter.
Don't forget to put a stamp on.
She stuck a stamp on the letter.
lick
issue
The stamps were issued in 1863.
The Post Office has issued some new Christmas stamps.
issue
The stamps were issued in 1863.
The Post Office has issued some new Christmas stamps.
collect
Do you collect stamps?
Do you collect stamps?
2. instrument for stamping a design, etc. on a surface
PHRASES
stamp of approval
(figurative)
Congress has given its stamp of approval to the budget.
Congress has given its stamp of approval to the budget.
3. character/quality
ADJECTIVE
personal,
unmistakable
indelible (esp. AmE)
President Reagan left an indelible stamp on the nation.
indelible (esp. AmE)
President Reagan left an indelible stamp on the nation.
VERB + stamp
bear,
carry
His work bears the unmistakable stamp of genius.
His work bears the unmistakable stamp of genius.
leave on,
put on
She left her stamp on the school.
She left her stamp on the school.