1. the charge or fee for sending goods by express delivery or courier service
Usage: chiefly historical or commercial
2. the business or service of transporting goods by express
Usage: archaic

Examples

• The expressage for overnight delivery was higher than standard shipping.
• In the 19th century, expressage companies competed fiercely for business.
• She paid the expressage to ensure the package arrived within two days.
• The merchant calculated the expressage into the final cost of the goods.
• Express companies charged reasonable expressage rates for cross-country shipments.