franking
present participle offrank
| 单词 | franking |
| 释义 | franking present participle offrank frank verb[T] uk/fræŋk/us/fræŋk/toprintamarkon astampso that thestampcannot be used again, or toprintamarkon anenvelopeto show that thecostofsendingit has beenpaid Communications - the postal system
Examplesoffrankingfranking In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. I count on his exactitude in reimbursing my expenses for postage andfrankingof his letters. From theCambridge English Corpus Lewis also trumpeted the department's cost statistics, suggesting that the department's surplus would have been even larger without congressionalfranking. From theCambridge English Corpus Two postage stamps had been laboriously stuck on every envelope instead of passing them through afrankingmachine. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Because of errors infranking, we find that thousands of ballot papers, which otherwise would be perfectly valid, are rejected. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Was thefrankingdone throughout the whole month? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I think that we could get rid offrankingstraight away. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 However, the working party's response is thatfrankingstill "requires reconsideration". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Frankingmachines can be reset at approved sub-offices. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is the liability which is involved in thefrankingof 20 contributions as against 30 contributions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It became clear that insufficient consideration was given tofrankingduring the run-up to the start of the new contracting-out arrangements. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I am not aware of any coin-operated stamping orfrankingmachine which is not open to serious disadvantages. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I wish to talk aboutfrankingin general and the referendum in particular. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I am most grateful to him; and at least he has been spared discussion on the subject offranking. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We have invited consultation not only on thefrankinglegislation but also on the other proposals currently outstanding. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I am sure we can all agree thatfrankingas such should cease. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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