stamp(ing)

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• stamp|ing — «STAM pihng», noun. a part or thing made with a stamper or stamping machine …   Useful english dictionary

• stamp collecting — stamp col|lect|ing [ stæmp kə lektıŋ ] noun uncount the activity of collecting POSTAGE STAMPS from different countries and keeping them in a book called a stamp album ╾ stamp col,lect|or noun count …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• '-ing' forms — ◊ GRAMMAR ing forms are also called present participles. Most ing forms are formed by adding ing to the base form of a verb, for example asking , eating , and passing . Sometimes there is a change in spelling, as in dying , making , and putting …   Useful english dictionary

• War tax stamp — A war tax stamp is a type of postage stamp added to an envelope in addition to regular postage. It is similar to a postal tax stamp, but the revenue is used to defray the costs of a war; as with other postal taxes, its use is obligatory for some… …   Wikipedia

• Forerunner (stamp) — In philately, a forerunner is a postage stamp used during the time period before a region or territory issues stamps of its own. Typically these will be stamps of the country administering a colony, but in some circumstances stamps of a previous… …   Wikipedia

• trading stamp — trad′ing stamp n. bus a stamp given as a premium to a customer, specified quantities of these stamps being exchangeable for various articles • Etymology: 1895–1900, amer …   From formal English to slang

• stamping-ground — stampˈing ground noun 1. An animal s usual resort 2. A place where a person often spends time • • • Main Entry: ↑stamp …   Useful english dictionary

• stampingground — stamp·ing ground (stămʹpĭng) n. See stomping ground. * * * …   Universalium

• stamping ground — stamp|ing ground [ stæmpıŋ ,graund ] noun count INFORMAL a STOMPING GROUND …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• stamping ground — stamp′ing ground n. a habitual or favorite haunt • Etymology: 1780–90 …   From formal English to slang

• Stamping — Stamp ing, a. & n. from {Stamp}, v. [1913 Webster] {Stamping ground}, a place frequented, and much trodden, by animals, wild or domesticated; hence (Colloq.), the scene of one s labors or exploits; also, one s favorite resort; in this sense,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English