Postpaid, about mail, means the postage is already paid, so the person who receives the letter or parcel does not have to pay to take it. A reply envelope marked postpaid is a kindness: you can send it back without buying a stamp.

Postpaid, about mail講到郵件的時候,postpaid means the postage is already paid意思是郵資已經付過了, so the person who receives the letter or parcel所以收到信件或包裹的人 does not have to pay to take it不用再付錢才能拿到。A reply envelope marked postpaid標示 postpaid 的回郵信封 is a kindness是一種貼心的設計: you can send it back without buying a stamp你可以不用買郵票就寄回去。

You can use it as an adjective (a postpaid envelope) or as an adverb (send it postpaid). It does not mean the thing inside is free; it only means the sending cost has been settled.

You can use it你可以把它 as an adjective當形容詞用 (a postpaid envelope一個郵資已付的信封) or as an adverb也可以當副詞用 (send it postpaid用郵資已付的方式寄出)。It does not mean the thing inside is free它不代表裡面的東西是免費的; it only means the sending cost has been settled只是表示寄送的費用已經付清了。

In older ads and office English it is at home; in casual talk people more often say ‘postage paid.’ Though actually the same spelling shows up on phone plans, where postpaid means you pay after you use the service, not before — that is a different job for the same shape of word. This entry is the mail one: already paid to send.

In older ads and office English在比較舊式的廣告和公文英文裡 it is at home這個詞用得很自然; in casual talk在平常口語裡 people more often say一般人比較常說 'postage paid.'「郵資已付」。Though actually不過其實, the same spelling shows up on phone plans同樣的拼法也出現在電話資費方案裡, where postpaid means在那裡 postpaid 的意思是 you pay after you use the service你是用了服務之後才付錢, not before而不是事先付——that is a different job for the same shape of word這是同一個字形做著不同的工作。This entry is the mail one這則詞條講的是郵件那個意思: already paid to send已經先付了寄送費。